Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Banana yields
Bahamas
25.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
26.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bahamas rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
41st
Banana yields over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 26.44 tonnes per hectare against 25.62 tonnes per hectare in Bahamas, a difference of 0.82 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 7.63 tonnes per hectare | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 16.14 tonnes per hectare | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 23.83 tonnes per hectare | 22.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 25.46 tonnes per hectare | 25.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.1227 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 26.44 tonnes per hectare against 25.62 tonnes per hectare in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.82 tonnes per hectare, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for banana yields?
- Bahamas ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st 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.