Paraguay vs Rwanda: Banana yields
Paraguay
11.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
12.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay rank
86th
Rwanda rank
84th
Banana yields over time
- Paraguay
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 12.04 tonnes per hectare against 11.36 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 0.68 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 86th and Rwanda ranks 84th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.87 tonnes per hectare | 10.99 tonnes per hectare | 13.88 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 26.43 tonnes per hectare | 10.05 tonnes per hectare | 16.38 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 21.41 tonnes per hectare | 9.1 tonnes per hectare | 12.31 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 10.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 10.96 tonnes per hectare | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.6623 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Paraguay or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 12.04 tonnes per hectare against 11.36 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Paraguay and Rwanda?
- 0.68 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Rwanda rank globally for banana yields?
- Paraguay ranks 86th and Rwanda ranks 84th 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.