Israel vs South Africa: Banana yields
Israel
66.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
63.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Israel rank
2nd
South Africa rank
5th
Banana yields over time
- Israel
- South Africa
How they compare
Israel currently reports 66.8 tonnes per hectare against 63.1 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 3.7 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.86 tonnes per hectare | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 14.89 tonnes per hectare | Israel |
| 1970s | 29.88 tonnes per hectare | 11.55 tonnes per hectare | 18.33 tonnes per hectare | Israel |
| 1980s | 41.44 tonnes per hectare | 13.85 tonnes per hectare | 27.59 tonnes per hectare | Israel |
| 1990s | 41.58 tonnes per hectare | 14.45 tonnes per hectare | 27.12 tonnes per hectare | Israel |
| 2000s | 42.92 tonnes per hectare | 39.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | Israel |
| 2010s | 49.56 tonnes per hectare | 55.22 tonnes per hectare | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 56.51 tonnes per hectare | 61.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Israel or South Africa?
- Israel, at 66.8 tonnes per hectare against 63.1 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Israel and South Africa?
- 3.7 tonnes per hectare, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Israel and South Africa rank globally for banana yields?
- Israel ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th 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.