Barbados vs Madagascar: Banana yields

Barbados
5.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
5.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Barbados rank
103rd
Madagascar rank
105th

Banana yields over time

  • Barbados
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 5.74 tonnes per hectare against 5.53 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 103rd and Madagascar ranks 105th of 130 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 9.3 tonnes per hectare 8.08 tonnes per hectare 1.22 tonnes per hectare Barbados
1970s 8.04 tonnes per hectare 8.13 tonnes per hectare 0.087 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
1980s 8.59 tonnes per hectare 6.65 tonnes per hectare 1.94 tonnes per hectare Barbados
1990s 5.95 tonnes per hectare 5.57 tonnes per hectare 0.3723 tonnes per hectare Barbados
2000s 5.5 tonnes per hectare 5.77 tonnes per hectare 0.2674 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2010s 5.71 tonnes per hectare 5.48 tonnes per hectare 0.2379 tonnes per hectare Barbados
2020s 5.72 tonnes per hectare 5.53 tonnes per hectare 0.1976 tonnes per hectare Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher banana yields, Barbados or Madagascar?
Barbados, at 5.74 tonnes per hectare against 5.53 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in banana yields between Barbados and Madagascar?
0.21 tonnes per hectare, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Madagascar rank globally for banana yields?
Barbados ranks 103rd and Madagascar ranks 105th 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

Indicator
Banana yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 7,317 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.