Banana yields in Brazil
Brazil: Banana yields was 14.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.99 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 130 countries
All-time high
21.49 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
All-time low
10.16 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Brazil, 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
The most recent figure for banana yields in Brazil is 14.99 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Brazil peaked at 21.49 tonnes per hectare in 1972 and was at its lowest, 10.16 tonnes per hectare, in 1997.
That places Brazil 70th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.57 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 14.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 14.72 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 15.45 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 15.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 14.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 16.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 18.46 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 21.49 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 11.86 tonnes per hectare | -44.8% |
| 1974 | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 12.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 14.54 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 12.65 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 13.18 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 11.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.48 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 11.98 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 11.96 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 11.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 11.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 11.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 11.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 11.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 11.16 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 11.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.39 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 10.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10.79 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 13.3 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 13.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 13.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 13.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 13.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 14.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.52 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 14.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.59 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 14.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 14.99 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.13 tonnes per hectare, 78% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 14.99 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.96 tonnes per hectare, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -44.8% | 21.49 tonnes per hectare | 11.86 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.57 tonnes per hectare | 14.57 tonnes per hectare | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.72 tonnes per hectare | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | 21.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.98 tonnes per hectare | 11.48 tonnes per hectare | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.03 tonnes per hectare | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | 11.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.19 tonnes per hectare | 10.79 tonnes per hectare | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.43 tonnes per hectare | 14.21 tonnes per hectare | 14.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | 14.59 tonnes per hectare | 15.1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Brazil?
- Banana yields in Brazil was 14.99 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 21.49 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.16 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- How does Brazil rank for banana yields?
- Brazil ranks 70th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.