Ghana vs Rwanda: Banana yields

Ghana
12.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
12.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
82nd
Rwanda rank
84th

Banana yields over time

  • Ghana
  • Rwanda
051015196119922024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 12.09 tonnes per hectare against 12.04 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Ghana ranks 82nd and Rwanda ranks 84th of 130 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 4.97 tonnes per hectare 10.99 tonnes per hectare 6.02 tonnes per hectare Rwanda
1970s 1.86 tonnes per hectare 10.05 tonnes per hectare 8.19 tonnes per hectare Rwanda
1980s 1.9 tonnes per hectare 9.1 tonnes per hectare 7.21 tonnes per hectare Rwanda
1990s 2.45 tonnes per hectare 6.57 tonnes per hectare 4.12 tonnes per hectare Rwanda
2000s 5.51 tonnes per hectare 6.95 tonnes per hectare 1.44 tonnes per hectare Rwanda
2010s 10.81 tonnes per hectare 10.8 tonnes per hectare 0.013 tonnes per hectare Ghana
2020s 11.89 tonnes per hectare 11.63 tonnes per hectare 0.2689 tonnes per hectare Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher banana yields, Ghana or Rwanda?
Ghana, at 12.09 tonnes per hectare against 12.04 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in banana yields between Ghana and Rwanda?
0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for banana yields?
Ghana ranks 82nd and Rwanda ranks 84th 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

Indicator
Banana yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 7,317 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.