Ecuador vs Sierra Leone: Rice production
Ecuador
1.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
35th
Sierra Leone rank
37th
Rice production over time
- Ecuador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.56 million tonnes against 1.39 million tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 169,400 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,753 tonnes | 390,786 tonnes | 161,033 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 271,061 tonnes | 526,130 tonnes | 255,069 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 548,596 tonnes | 493,230 tonnes | 55,366 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.16 million tonnes | 411,146 tonnes | 746,936 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.48 million tonnes | 586,567 tonnes | 896,076 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 172,123 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 145,302 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?
- Ecuador, at 1.56 million tonnes against 1.39 million tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 169,400 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sierra Leone rank globally for rice production?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th 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.