厄瓜多尔的安第斯地区位于马铃薯的基因多样化区域内，厄瓜多尔中部的野生马铃薯品种尤为丰富多样。马铃薯通常由土地面积小于5公顷的小农种植，通常其中一公顷土地会用于种植马铃薯。.
投入成本和其他作物的较高盈利能力导致该国马铃薯产量出现显著波动:在过去十年中，马铃薯总产量已从超过45万吨下降至35万吨，而种植面积已从6.5万公顷减少至大约5万公顷。为满足厄瓜多尔不断扩大的城区对马铃薯的需求，
马铃薯生产变得更加商业化，厄瓜多尔城市人口占所有人口的60％以上。几乎所有生产的马铃薯都在当地消费，人均每年消费约25公斤。（来源:国际马铃薯年）
Agricultural Statistics 厄瓜多尔
| Potato Production in 2004 : | 413367.00 | tonnes | Official data | ℹ |
| Potato Yield in 2004 : | 71587.40 | Hg/Ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Area Harvested in 2004 : | 57743.00 | Ha | Official data | ℹ |
| Potato Seed in 2004 : | 52329.00 | tonnes | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Price at Producer in 2004 : | 112.00 | USD/tonne | Official data | ℹ |
| Potato Production in 2003 : | 381748.00 | tonnes | Official data | ℹ |
| Potato Yield in 2003 : | 74937.80 | Hg/Ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
Consumption Statistics 厄瓜多尔
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1973: | 1.09 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1972: | 62.74 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1972: | 1.19 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1971: | 72.59 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1971: | 0.94 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1970: | 66.39 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1970: | 1.48 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
