Congo vs Cuba: Banana yields
Congo
6.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cuba
7.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
100th
Cuba rank
99th
Banana yields over time
- Congo
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 7.3 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.51 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Cuba'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 Cuba ahead.
Congo ranks 100th and Cuba ranks 99th of 130 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | 21.93 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 1980s | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 1990s | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 2000s | 7.4 tonnes per hectare | 11.28 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 2010s | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | 10.82 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 2020s | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.3848 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Congo or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 7.3 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Congo and Cuba?
- 0.51 tonnes per hectare, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cuba?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Cuba rank globally for banana yields?
- Congo ranks 100th and Cuba ranks 99th 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.