Congo vs Jamaica: Banana yields
Congo
6.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Jamaica
7.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
100th
Jamaica rank
97th
Banana yields over time
- Congo
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 7.64 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.85 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Congo ranks 100th and Jamaica ranks 97th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.3218 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1990s | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | 8.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.1515 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7.4 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare | 0.5991 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | 7.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.5706 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 7.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.8164 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Congo or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 7.64 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Congo and Jamaica?
- 0.85 tonnes per hectare, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Jamaica rank globally for banana yields?
- Congo ranks 100th and Jamaica ranks 97th 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.