Ecuador vs Italy: Rice production
Ecuador
1.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
1.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
35th
Italy rank
36th
Rice production over time
- Ecuador
- Italy
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.56 million tonnes against 1.45 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 111,440 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Italy ranks 36th of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,753 tonnes | 659,522 tonnes | 429,769 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 271,061 tonnes | 912,780 tonnes | 641,719 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 548,596 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 507,634 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 189,057 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 64,534 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 310,506 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 125,152 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Ecuador or Italy?
- Ecuador, at 1.56 million tonnes against 1.45 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Ecuador and Italy?
- 111,440 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for rice production?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Italy ranks 36th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes.