Banana yields in Bahamas
Bahamas: Banana yields was 25.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.62 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
42nd
of 130 countries
All-time high
25.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
7.78 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Bahamas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 25.62 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Bahamas peaked at 25.68 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.78 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Bahamas ranks 42nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 8.26 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 8.72 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 8.96 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 9.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 9.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 9.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 10.57 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 10.94 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 11.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 11.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 11.47 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 11.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 12.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 13.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 13.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 13.51 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 13.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 13.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 13.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 13.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 12.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 11 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 11.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 15.2 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 16.61 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 16.61 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 22.94 tonnes per hectare | +38.1% |
| 1998 | 19.89 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 20.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 13 tonnes per hectare | -35.6% |
| 2001 | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.8 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 12.59 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 21.37 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 24.21 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 24.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 24.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.7 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.41 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 23.77 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 24.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 25.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 25.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 25.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 25.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 25.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 25.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.29 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 25.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.96 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -35.6% | 20.18 tonnes per hectare | 13 tonnes per hectare |
| 1997 | +38.1% | 16.61 tonnes per hectare | 22.94 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | 10.57 tonnes per hectare | 13.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | 13.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.14 tonnes per hectare | 11 tonnes per hectare | 22.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.83 tonnes per hectare | 21.37 tonnes per hectare | 25.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.46 tonnes per hectare | 25.2 tonnes per hectare | 25.68 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1867 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Bahamas?
- Banana yields in Bahamas was 25.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 25.68 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.78 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for banana yields?
- Bahamas ranks 42nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.