India vs Zimbabwe: Banana yields
India
39.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
40 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
18th
Banana yields over time
- India
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 40 tonnes per hectare against 39.66 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.34 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1970s | 14.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1980s | 16.66 tonnes per hectare | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 11.6 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1990s | 25.19 tonnes per hectare | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 20.24 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 32.02 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 25.35 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 35.31 tonnes per hectare | 27.25 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 36.89 tonnes per hectare | 38.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, India or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 40 tonnes per hectare against 39.66 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between India and Zimbabwe?
- 0.34 tonnes per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Zimbabwe rank globally for banana yields?
- India ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th 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.