Malawi vs Seychelles: Banana yields

Malawi
19.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Seychelles
20.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
56th
Seychelles rank
54th

Banana yields over time

  • Malawi
  • Seychelles
510152025196119922024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 20.31 tonnes per hectare against 19.35 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.96 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Seychelles ahead.

Malawi ranks 56th and Seychelles ranks 54th of 130 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 3.21 tonnes per hectare 14.74 tonnes per hectare 11.53 tonnes per hectare Seychelles
1970s 3.64 tonnes per hectare 16.58 tonnes per hectare 12.94 tonnes per hectare Seychelles
1980s 4.43 tonnes per hectare 18.53 tonnes per hectare 14.1 tonnes per hectare Seychelles
1990s 11.49 tonnes per hectare 21.22 tonnes per hectare 9.72 tonnes per hectare Seychelles
2000s 20.02 tonnes per hectare 21.83 tonnes per hectare 1.81 tonnes per hectare Seychelles
2010s 20.06 tonnes per hectare 20.62 tonnes per hectare 0.5562 tonnes per hectare Seychelles
2020s 20.2 tonnes per hectare 20.43 tonnes per hectare 0.225 tonnes per hectare Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher banana yields, Malawi or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 20.31 tonnes per hectare against 19.35 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in banana yields between Malawi and Seychelles?
0.96 tonnes per hectare, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Seychelles?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Seychelles rank globally for banana yields?
Malawi ranks 56th and Seychelles ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Banana yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 7,317 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.