Ecuador vs Gabon: Sweet potato production
Ecuador
4,207 tonnes
in 2024
Gabon
3,901 tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
82nd
Gabon rank
84th
Sweet potato production over time
- Ecuador
- Gabon
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4,207 tonnes against 3,901 tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 306 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 82nd and Gabon ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,272 tonnes | 2,111 tonnes | 11,161 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 8,977 tonnes | 1,934 tonnes | 7,043 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5,672 tonnes | 1,430 tonnes | 4,242 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1,551 tonnes | 2,350 tonnes | 798.8 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2000s | 2,761 tonnes | 2,978 tonnes | 217.51 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3,837 tonnes | 3,638 tonnes | 198.55 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4,201 tonnes | 3,834 tonnes | 366.82 tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Ecuador or Gabon?
- Ecuador, at 4,207 tonnes against 3,901 tonnes in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Ecuador and Gabon?
- 306 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Gabon?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Gabon rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd and Gabon ranks 84th of 120 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.