Burundi vs Congo: Banana yields
Burundi
7.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo
6.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
98th
Congo rank
100th
Banana yields over time
- Burundi
- Congo
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 7.31 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.52 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 98th and Congo ranks 100th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1970s | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.7707 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1980s | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1990s | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2000s | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 7.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2010s | 7.52 tonnes per hectare | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.546 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2020s | 7.35 tonnes per hectare | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.5493 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Burundi or Congo?
- Burundi, at 7.31 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Burundi and Congo?
- 0.52 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for banana yields?
- Burundi ranks 98th and Congo ranks 100th 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.