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