Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Banana yields
Sao Tome and Principe
26.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal
26.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
41st
Senegal rank
40th
Banana yields over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 26.67 tonnes per hectare against 26.44 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st and Senegal ranks 40th of 130 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | 12.44 tonnes per hectare | 6.74 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 13.73 tonnes per hectare | 9.54 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 15.12 tonnes per hectare | 9.88 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1990s | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 18.08 tonnes per hectare | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2000s | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 23.02 tonnes per hectare | 16.2 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 22.75 tonnes per hectare | 25.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 25.58 tonnes per hectare | 26.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 26.67 tonnes per hectare against 26.44 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 0.23 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for banana yields?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st 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.