Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Bananas — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
119
Highest
150 % change on previous year
Antigua and Barbuda
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Ethiopia PDR
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 150 % change on previous year in Antigua and Barbuda; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Ethiopia PDR.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.64 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Barbados (up 3,068.8%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 29,685.2%).
Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 150 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 62.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 821.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Maldives | 38.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 32.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Barbados | 18.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,068.8% | volatile |
| 7 | El Salvador | 16.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 873.2% | volatile |
| 8 | New Caledonia | 12.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 392.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Burundi | 9.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Fiji | 8.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Guyana | 7.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Malawi | 7.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Eswatini | 6.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 15 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 231.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 6.31 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritius | 6.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 5.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Bahrain | 4.62 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 20 | French Polynesia | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 351.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 188.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Ghana | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Belize | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Nigeria | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 332.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,300.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 287.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Sudan | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Mali | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Oman | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Angola | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 252.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Panama | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 39 | France | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 0.8547 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Yemen | 0.8516 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 0.8294 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.7644 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.674 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Comoros | 0.651 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.6409 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 0.4034 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Tonga | 0.3515 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Sudan (former) | 0.3509 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Kiribati | 0.2797 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 0.2568 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2519 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Gabon | 0.2198 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 0.1948 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 0.1672 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | 0.0829 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Colombia | 0.017 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Somalia | -0.0724 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.1379 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Haiti | -0.1453 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ethiopia | -0.1539 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.1974 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Liberia | -0.2113 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | -0.2267 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahamas | -0.2427 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Madagascar | -0.2687 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Benin | -0.2752 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Togo | -0.4292 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Spain | -0.4545 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 237.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | -0.4878 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.5097 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | -0.5547 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Thailand | -0.6181 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 83 | South Africa | -0.6691 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Guinea | -0.6975 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 946.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | -0.7194 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 713.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Indonesia | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Korea | -1.43 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 92 | China (People’s Republic of) | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,824.8% | volatile |
| 93 | China, mainland | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Australia | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Australia and New Zealand | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Paraguay | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Lebanon | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.0% | volatile |
| 100 | India | -4.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 655.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Martinique | -5.03 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 144.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | -6.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Guatemala | -7.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 595.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Israel | -9.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 809.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | -10.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Greece | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Palestine, State of | -11.54 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Egypt | -11.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.1% | volatile |
| 109 | French Guiana | -12.35 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Réunion | -13.64 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Guadeloupe | -14.8 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Suriname | -15.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,531.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | -23.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 462.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Grenada | -30.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29,685.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Bhutan | -51.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,242.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Italy | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 750.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Libya | -100 % change on previous year | 1973 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Singapore | -100 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 833.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Ethiopia PDR | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean 15.91 % change on previous year
- Côte d'Ivoire 3.8 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.29 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 2.39 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 2.36 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 2.18 % change on previous year
- Americas 1.83 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.81 % change on previous year
- Africa 1.65 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.51 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 1.01 % change on previous year
- South America 0.8546 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Bananas — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Bananas — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.