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