Egypt vs Spain: Banana yields
Egypt
43.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
48.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Egypt rank
16th
Spain rank
14th
Banana yields over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 48.1 tonnes per hectare against 43.61 tonnes per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 4.49 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | 36.21 tonnes per hectare | 16.63 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1970s | 22.17 tonnes per hectare | 31.34 tonnes per hectare | 9.17 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1980s | 21.56 tonnes per hectare | 37.82 tonnes per hectare | 16.26 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 32.66 tonnes per hectare | 42.41 tonnes per hectare | 9.75 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 42.03 tonnes per hectare | 40.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | Egypt |
| 2010s | 45.21 tonnes per hectare | 42.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | Egypt |
| 2020s | 40.78 tonnes per hectare | 46.31 tonnes per hectare | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Egypt or Spain?
- Spain, at 48.1 tonnes per hectare against 43.61 tonnes per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Egypt and Spain?
- 4.49 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for banana yields?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th 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.