Banana yields in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Banana yields was 18.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.01 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
59th
of 130 countries
All-time high
22 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
All-time low
16.67 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Banana yields in Tuvalu, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 18.01 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Tuvalu peaked at 22 tonnes per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16.67 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
That places Tuvalu 59th 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 34 years of available data.
Banana yields in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1992 | 22 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 17.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 18.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 17.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 18.46 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 18.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 17.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 18.57 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 18.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 17.82 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 18.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 18.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 18.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.77 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 17.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 18.01 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.13 tonnes per hectare, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 18.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.74 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.26 tonnes per hectare | 17.82 tonnes per hectare | 18.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.13 tonnes per hectare | 17.77 tonnes per hectare | 18.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.01 tonnes per hectare | 17.99 tonnes per hectare | 18.03 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.9% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.9% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 million current US$ (2015)
- Rural population 3,280 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Tuvalu?
- Banana yields in Tuvalu was 18.01 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 22 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Tuvalu rank for banana yields?
- Tuvalu ranks 59th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.