China vs India: Banana yields
China
37.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India
39.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
22nd
India rank
19th
Banana yields over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 39.66 tonnes per hectare against 37.92 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 1.74 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
China ranks 22nd and India ranks 19th of 130 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.74 tonnes per hectare | 14.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1970s | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | 14.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1980s | 14.19 tonnes per hectare | 16.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1990s | 16.21 tonnes per hectare | 25.19 tonnes per hectare | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 23.37 tonnes per hectare | 32.02 tonnes per hectare | 8.66 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 30.07 tonnes per hectare | 35.31 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 36.37 tonnes per hectare | 36.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.5251 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, China or India?
- India, at 39.66 tonnes per hectare against 37.92 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between China and India?
- 1.74 tonnes per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for banana yields?
- China ranks 22nd and India ranks 19th 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.