Caribbean vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Bananas β Area harvested
Bananas β Area harvested over time
- Caribbean
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Small island developing States (SIDS) currently reports 257,039 ha against 150,870 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 106,169 ha.
That makes Small island developing States (SIDS)'s figure about 1.7 times Caribbean's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Small island developing States (SIDS) has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 14th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th of 28 groups.
Small island developing States (SIDS) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126,771 ha | 174,822 ha | 48,051 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1970s | 120,336 ha | 171,715 ha | 51,380 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1980s | 134,207 ha | 193,642 ha | 59,435 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1990s | 123,667 ha | 199,136 ha | 75,470 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2000s | 126,342 ha | 222,112 ha | 95,770 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2010s | 124,526 ha | 228,921 ha | 104,395 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2020s | 140,435 ha | 246,649 ha | 106,214 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bananas β area harvested, Caribbean or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Small island developing States (SIDS), at 257,039 ha against 150,870 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bananas β area harvested between Caribbean and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 106,169 ha, with Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for bananas β area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 14th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Bananas β Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.