Banana yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Banana yields was 56.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Banana yields in Bhutan, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 56.16 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 83.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Bhutan peaked at 70.53 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.59 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 8th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Banana yields in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 66 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2004 | 66.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 66 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 66.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 66.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.92 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 65.87 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.53 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 67.95 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 58.77 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 52.68 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 30.59 tonnes per hectare | -41.9% |
| 2024 | 56.16 tonnes per hectare | +83.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 56.16 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.09 tonnes per hectare, 3.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 56.16 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 27.98 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +83.6% | 30.59 tonnes per hectare | 56.16 tonnes per hectare |
| 2023 | -41.9% | 52.68 tonnes per hectare | 30.59 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.23 tonnes per hectare | 66 tonnes per hectare | 66.5 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.97 tonnes per hectare | 65.87 tonnes per hectare | 70.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.23 tonnes per hectare | 30.59 tonnes per hectare | 67.95 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 5 South Africa 63.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Indonesia 60.66 tonnes per hectare compare
- 7 Costa Rica 57.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Panama 55.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Nicaragua 53.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 52.2 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Bhutan?
- Banana yields in Bhutan was 56.16 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.53 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.59 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for banana yields?
- Bhutan ranks 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.