What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 2016.

What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in 1978.

How does Australia rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?

Australia ranks 97th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.

Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia

Name: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Australia: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0017 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

97th

of 126 countries

All-time high

0.0022 ha per square kilometre

in 2016

All-time low

0.0008 ha per square kilometre

in 1978

Years of data

1961–2023

Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.0017 ha per square kilometre for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per square kilometre, in 1978.

Australia ranks 97th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+6.0%
1964	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	-1.1%
1965	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	-9.7%
1966	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	-3.9%
1967	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	-3.0%
1968	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	+2.5%
1969	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	+1.1%
1970	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	-0.4%
1971	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
1972	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	-4.1%
1973	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	-4.8%
1974	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	-6.0%
1975	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	-9.8%
1976	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	-5.6%
1977	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	-2.9%
1978	0.0008 ha per square kilometre	-8.0%
1979	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	+11.9%
1980	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	+3.4%
1981	0.001 ha per square kilometre	+6.9%
1982	0.001 ha per square kilometre	-0.4%
1983	0.001 ha per square kilometre	+3.6%
1984	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	+3.6%
1985	0.001 ha per square kilometre	-3.7%
1986	0.001 ha per square kilometre	-2.2%
1987	0.001 ha per square kilometre	+1.4%
1988	0.001 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
1989	0.001 ha per square kilometre	-0.4%
1990	0.001 ha per square kilometre	-0.2%
1991	0.001 ha per square kilometre	+0.5%
1992	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	+2.5%
1993	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	+6.1%
1994	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	+1.2%
1995	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	-5.4%
1996	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	+7.4%
1997	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	+7.8%
1998	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+9.3%
1999	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	+8.8%
2000	0.0017 ha per square kilometre	+17.8%
2001	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	-12.6%
2002	0.0016 ha per square kilometre	+7.2%
2003	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	-15.3%
2004	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+1.9%
2005	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	-4.6%
2006	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	+7.8%
2007	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	+4.4%
2008	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	-15.5%
2009	0.0016 ha per square kilometre	+21.7%
2010	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	-3.7%
2011	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	-3.0%
2012	0.0018 ha per square kilometre	+20.5%
2013	0.0019 ha per square kilometre	+5.3%
2014	0.0016 ha per square kilometre	-15.0%
2015	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	-2.5%
2016	0.0022 ha per square kilometre	+40.7%
2017	0.0018 ha per square kilometre	-15.6%
2018	0.0016 ha per square kilometre	-11.0%
2019	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	-12.1%
2020	0.0016 ha per square kilometre	+11.8%
2021	0.0018 ha per square kilometre	+15.9%
2022	0.0017 ha per square kilometre	-5.3%
2023	0.0017 ha per square kilometre	-3.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.001 ha per square kilometre	0.0008 ha per square kilometre	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.001 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	0.001 ha per square kilometre	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0015 ha per square kilometre	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	0.0017 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0017 ha per square kilometre	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	0.0022 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0017 ha per square kilometre	0.0016 ha per square kilometre	0.0018 ha per square kilometre	4

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94 Guyana 0.0027 ha per square kilometre compare
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96 Bhutan 0.002 ha per square kilometre compare
98 Suriname 0.0015 ha per square kilometre compare
99 Greece 0.0007 ha per square kilometre compare
100 Zambia 0.0002 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia?: Bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in 1978.
How does Australia rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?: Australia ranks 97th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Indicator: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit: ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 127 places, 6,218 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.