Micronesia vs Western Africa: Bananas — Yield
Bananas — Yield over time
- Micronesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 14,574 kg/ha against 5,200 kg/ha in Micronesia, a difference of 9,374 kg/ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.8 times Micronesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Micronesia ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 18 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,995 kg/ha | 8,500 kg/ha | 4,505 kg/ha | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 4,021 kg/ha | 8,427 kg/ha | 4,407 kg/ha | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 4,400 kg/ha | 9,000 kg/ha | 4,600 kg/ha | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 5,096 kg/ha | 7,361 kg/ha | 2,265 kg/ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 5,190 kg/ha | 6,341 kg/ha | 1,151 kg/ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 5,199 kg/ha | 8,453 kg/ha | 3,254 kg/ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 5,202 kg/ha | 13,516 kg/ha | 8,313 kg/ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bananas — yield, Micronesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 14,574 kg/ha against 5,200 kg/ha in Micronesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bananas — yield between Micronesia and Western Africa?
- 9,374 kg/ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia and Western Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Micronesia and Western Africa rank globally for bananas — yield?
- Micronesia ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 18 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Bananas — Yield. 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.