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How much plantains do Ecuador produce and export?

Ecuador is the nullth largest producer of plantains: 1.1 million tonnes in 2024, 2.4% of the world's 44.2 million tonnes (FAOSTAT). It is the largest exporter by value: $257.7 million in 2024, 23% of world exports of plantains (HS 080310) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is the United States, which takes 49% of its plantains exports by value.

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Ecuador's plantains production

Ecuador plantains production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
1.1 million tonnes2.4%+3.6% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Ecuador plantains production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of ecuador plantains production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Ecuador plantains production from 327,600 to 1,083,684, peaking at 1,083,684.0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Ecuador plantains production

Share of world output over time

Ecuador's share of world plantains production in selected years
19902000201020202024
4.6%1.9%2.1%1.7%2.4%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 3.3%, 1970s 2.6%, 1980s 3.9%, 1990s 3.4%, 2000s 2.4%, 2010s 2%, 2020s 2%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Ecuador's plantains exports

Ecuador exports of Plantains, fresh or dried, 2024
World rankExport valueShare of world exportsQuantity (tonnes)Average value per tonneYear
1$257.7 million23%361,936 t$7122024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 080310 (Plantains, fresh or dried).

Where Ecuador's plantains goes

Largest destinations of Ecuador's plantains exports, 2024
DestinationValueShare of Ecuador's exports
United States$126M49%
Bulgaria$26M10%
Qatar$17M6.7%
North Macedonia$17M6.6%
Spain$13M5.1%

Largest five destinations of 1,193 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

How much plantains Ecuador uses

Ecuador's domestic supply of plantains was 599 thousand tonnes in 2023, 1.4% of the world's. Food supply was 32 kg per person a year, 12th highest of 119 countries with a million or more people. It produced 140% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 0%. FAO's item is "Plantains". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

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