Madagascar vs Reunion: Banana yields
Madagascar
5.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Reunion
5.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Madagascar rank
105th
Reunion rank
108th
Banana yields over time
- Madagascar
- Reunion
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 5.53 tonnes per hectare against 5.26 tonnes per hectare in Reunion, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Reunion ahead.
Madagascar ranks 105th and Reunion ranks 108th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Reunion in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | 20.89 tonnes per hectare | 12.81 tonnes per hectare | Reunion |
| 1970s | 8.13 tonnes per hectare | 11.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | Reunion |
| 1980s | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.1841 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6981 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Madagascar or Reunion?
- Madagascar, at 5.53 tonnes per hectare against 5.26 tonnes per hectare in Reunion as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Madagascar and Reunion?
- 0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Reunion?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
- How do Madagascar and Reunion rank globally for banana yields?
- Madagascar ranks 105th and Reunion ranks 108th 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.