Costa Rica vs South Africa: Banana yields
Costa Rica
57.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
63.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
7th
South Africa rank
5th
Banana yields over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 63.1 tonnes per hectare against 57.34 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.76 tonnes per hectare.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 5th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.35 tonnes per hectare | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 13.37 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 34.19 tonnes per hectare | 11.55 tonnes per hectare | 22.64 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 49.3 tonnes per hectare | 13.85 tonnes per hectare | 35.45 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 43.01 tonnes per hectare | 14.45 tonnes per hectare | 28.55 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 40.84 tonnes per hectare | 39.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 52.6 tonnes per hectare | 55.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 55 tonnes per hectare | 61.33 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 63.1 tonnes per hectare against 57.34 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 5.76 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for banana yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 5th 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.