Guinea vs Madagascar: Banana yields
Guinea
5.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
5.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guinea rank
102nd
Madagascar rank
105th
Banana yields over time
- Guinea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.78 tonnes per hectare against 5.53 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.25 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Guinea ranks 102nd and Madagascar ranks 105th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.59 tonnes per hectare | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | 8.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.245 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.1531 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Guinea or Madagascar?
- Guinea, at 5.78 tonnes per hectare against 5.53 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Guinea and Madagascar?
- 0.25 tonnes per hectare, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for banana yields?
- Guinea ranks 102nd and Madagascar ranks 105th 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.