Argentina vs Malawi: Banana yields
Argentina
20.96 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
19.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
53rd
Malawi rank
56th
Banana yields over time
- Argentina
- Malawi
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 20.96 tonnes per hectare against 19.35 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 1.61 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 53rd and Malawi ranks 56th of 130 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 22.96 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1970s | 28.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 25.35 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1980s | 24.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | 20.38 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1990s | 20.63 tonnes per hectare | 11.49 tonnes per hectare | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2000s | 20.85 tonnes per hectare | 20.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.8294 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2010s | 20.98 tonnes per hectare | 20.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.9141 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2020s | 20.97 tonnes per hectare | 20.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.7666 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Argentina or Malawi?
- Argentina, at 20.96 tonnes per hectare against 19.35 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Argentina and Malawi?
- 1.61 tonnes per hectare, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Malawi rank globally for banana yields?
- Argentina ranks 53rd and Malawi ranks 56th of 130 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 Banana yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.