Banana yields in Israel
Israel: Banana yields was 66.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.8 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
2nd
of 130 countries
All-time high
66.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
17.74 tonnes per hectare
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Israel, 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
Israel recorded 66.8 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Israel peaked at 66.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.74 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Israel ranks 2nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Israel, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 22.36 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 22 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 21.65 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 19.13 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 23.43 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 21.96 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 25.24 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1970 | 32.21 tonnes per hectare | +27.6% |
| 1971 | 29.63 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 23.06 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1973 | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 17.74 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 30.71 tonnes per hectare | +73.1% |
| 1976 | 36.33 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 40.06 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 32.74 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 35.82 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 43.35 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 36.97 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 40.67 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 36.74 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 36.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 40.91 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 39.66 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 51.03 tonnes per hectare | +28.7% |
| 1988 | 43.72 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 45.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 30.91 tonnes per hectare | -31.5% |
| 1991 | 41.81 tonnes per hectare | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 42.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 23.5 tonnes per hectare | -44.3% |
| 1994 | 45.23 tonnes per hectare | +92.4% |
| 1995 | 48.08 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 43.8 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 49.48 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 45.47 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 45.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 35 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 41.32 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 40.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 36.35 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 49.69 tonnes per hectare | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 46.22 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 45.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 45.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.59 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 46.76 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 44.82 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 47.95 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 53.01 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 53.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.7 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 53.86 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 46.88 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 47.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 51.63 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 54.61 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 59.22 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 66.8 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 66.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.29 tonnes per hectare, 3.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Israel's 66.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.85 tonnes per hectare, 2.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +92.4% | 23.5 tonnes per hectare | 45.23 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.86 tonnes per hectare | 19.13 tonnes per hectare | 25.24 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.88 tonnes per hectare | 17.74 tonnes per hectare | 40.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.44 tonnes per hectare | 36.2 tonnes per hectare | 51.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.58 tonnes per hectare | 23.5 tonnes per hectare | 49.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.92 tonnes per hectare | 35 tonnes per hectare | 49.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.56 tonnes per hectare | 44.82 tonnes per hectare | 53.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.51 tonnes per hectare | 50.3 tonnes per hectare | 66.8 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Israel?
- Banana yields in Israel was 66.8 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.74 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Israel rank for banana yields?
- Israel ranks 2nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.