European Union (27) vs Kenya: Bananas — Area harvested
Bananas — Area harvested over time
- European Union (27)
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 75,895 ha against 21,250 ha in European Union (27), a difference of 54,645 ha.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3.6 times European Union (27)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
European Union (27) ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 19th of 28 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,636 ha | 40,000 ha | 27,364 ha | Kenya |
| 1970s | 16,543 ha | 42,400 ha | 25,857 ha | Kenya |
| 1980s | 15,366 ha | 63,700 ha | 48,334 ha | Kenya |
| 1990s | 10,689 ha | 67,922 ha | 57,233 ha | Kenya |
| 2000s | 10,959 ha | 78,934 ha | 67,976 ha | Kenya |
| 2010s | 12,015 ha | 66,272 ha | 54,257 ha | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21,570 ha | 72,993 ha | 51,423 ha | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bananas — area harvested, European Union (27) or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 75,895 ha against 21,250 ha in European Union (27) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bananas — area harvested between European Union (27) and Kenya?
- 54,645 ha, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do European Union (27) and Kenya rank globally for bananas — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 19th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Bananas — 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.