Kenya vs Senegal: Banana yields
Kenya
27.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal
26.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
38th
Senegal rank
40th
Banana yields over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 27.16 tonnes per hectare against 26.67 tonnes per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.49 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Kenya ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 40th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 12.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | 13.73 tonnes per hectare | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 12.56 tonnes per hectare | 15.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1990s | 12.3 tonnes per hectare | 18.08 tonnes per hectare | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2000s | 15.65 tonnes per hectare | 23.02 tonnes per hectare | 7.37 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 21.65 tonnes per hectare | 25.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 26.68 tonnes per hectare | 26.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.0564 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Kenya or Senegal?
- Kenya, at 27.16 tonnes per hectare against 26.67 tonnes per hectare in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.49 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for banana yields?
- Kenya ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 40th 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.