Bananas — Area harvested by country

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...

Countries reporting
155
Highest
948,469 ha
India
Lowest
0 ha
Ethiopia PDR
Median
2,057 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,707

What the numbers show

Bananas — Area harvested is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 948,469 ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Ethiopia PDR.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,057 ha, and the mean is 42,450 ha.

Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 1,750.0%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).

Bananas — Area harvested: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 948,469 ha 2024 up 18.2% volatile
2 Brazil 469,989 ha 2024 down 1.8% rising
3 Nigeria 468,358 ha 2024 up 3.8% rising
4 China 325,500 ha 2024 down 19.7% volatile
5 United Republic of Tanzania 316,335 ha 2024 down 37.4% volatile
6 China, mainland 310,093 ha 2024 down 20.9% volatile
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 215,911 ha 2024 down 2.6% rising
8 Rwanda 202,488 ha 2024 up 15.0% rising
9 Angola 190,740 ha 2024 up 50.2% volatile
10 Philippines 186,270 ha 2024 up 2.5% rising
11 Ecuador 181,088 ha 2024 down 0.6% rising
12 Peru 175,712 ha 2024 up 5.8% rising
13 Burundi 165,189 ha 2024 up 0.4% flat
14 Indonesia 152,656 ha 2024 up 33.9% falling
15 Caribbean 150,870 ha 2024 up 31.9% flat
16 Viet Nam 144,600 ha 2024 up 26.4% rising
17 Uganda 118,000 ha 1990 up 15.7% rising
18 Colombia 105,592 ha 2024 up 43.0% rising
19 Ethiopia 90,856 ha 2024 up 68.4% volatile
20 Cambodia 87,480 ha 2024 up 186.5% volatile
21 Mexico 86,524 ha 2024 up 16.0% rising
22 Melanesia 79,382 ha 2024 up 1.0% rising
23 Papua New Guinea 76,416 ha 2024 up 1.2% rising
24 Kenya 75,895 ha 2024 up 27.9% rising
25 Madagascar 72,365 ha 2024 up 8.3% rising
26 Mozambique 68,825 ha 2024 down 4.9% volatile
27 Cameroon 62,047 ha 2024 down 6.5% volatile
28 Malawi 58,474 ha 2024 up 81.4% volatile
29 Thailand 57,399 ha 2024 up 55.9% falling
30 Guatemala 57,183 ha 2024 down 19.9% volatile
31 Dominican Republic 55,954 ha 2024 up 116.5% rising
32 Haiti 54,297 ha 2024 down 0.9% rising
33 Sudan 53,668 ha 2024 up 53.3% rising
34 Bangladesh 49,720 ha 2024 up 7.8% rising
35 Costa Rica 45,868 ha 2024 up 6.9% rising
36 Mali 43,342 ha 2024 up 863.2% volatile
37 Pakistan 40,106 ha 2024 up 43.7% rising
38 Guinea 40,006 ha 2024 down 5.9% rising
39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,277 ha 2024 up 7.4% falling
40 Egypt 28,707 ha 2024 up 4.3% volatile
41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27,560 ha 2024 up 20.2% volatile
42 Sudan (former) 24,024 ha 2011 up 128.8% volatile
43 Nepal 23,404 ha 2024 up 82.0% volatile
44 Malaysia 22,672 ha 2024 down 21.6% rising
45 Cuba 21,365 ha 2024 up 46.7% volatile
46 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20,061 ha 2024 up 7.8% rising
47 China, Taiwan Province of 15,408 ha 2024 up 15.9% volatile
48 Comoros 14,533 ha 2024 up 26.1% rising
49 Honduras 14,069 ha 2024 up 19.6% falling
50 Liberia 13,221 ha 2024 up 7.5% rising
51 Türkiye 12,918 ha 2024 up 141.5% volatile
52 Congo 12,695 ha 2024 up 5.4% volatile
53 Australia 12,633 ha 2024 up 4.5% rising
53 Australia and New Zealand 12,633 ha 2024 up 4.5% rising
55 Côte d'Ivoire 12,086 ha 2024 up 51.1% falling
56 Ghana 11,170 ha 2024 up 40.4% volatile
57 France 11,010 ha 2024 up 46.8% rising
58 Yemen 10,421 ha 2024 up 4.7% rising
59 Spain 8,760 ha 2024 down 4.1% falling
60 Argentina 8,450 ha 2024 up 0.8% rising
61 Jamaica 8,247 ha 2024 up 26.9% falling
62 Zimbabwe 8,135 ha 2024 up 8.4% rising
63 Morocco 8,124 ha 2024 down 3.2% volatile
64 Paraguay 7,825 ha 2024 up 0.3% rising
65 Martinique 6,980 ha 2006 down 36.0% rising
66 Panama 6,955 ha 2024 down 14.9% falling
67 Equatorial Guinea 6,574 ha 2024 up 6.0% rising
68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,064 ha 2024 down 3.7% rising
69 Eswatini 5,076 ha 2024 up 262.3% volatile
70 Benin 4,348 ha 2024 up 8.9% rising
71 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,240 ha 2024 up 4.7% volatile
72 Polynesia 3,676 ha 2024 down 33.6% falling
73 Belize 2,949 ha 2024 up 1.7% volatile
73 Israel 2,949 ha 2024 up 23.4% rising
75 Samoa 2,791 ha 2024 down 38.0% falling
76 Gabon 2,280 ha 2024 up 2.2% rising
77 Guadeloupe 2,130 ha 2006 down 63.0% falling
78 Puerto Rico 2,057 ha 2024 up 32.6% falling
79 Togo 1,856 ha 2024 down 9.3% rising
80 Burkina Faso 1,836 ha 2024 down 12.6% falling
81 Micronesia 1,818 ha 2024 up 1.8% rising
82 Vanuatu 1,702 ha 2024 up 5.7% volatile
83 Nicaragua 1,700 ha 2023 up 113.8% falling
84 Oman 1,594 ha 2024 up 12.2% rising
85 Senegal 1,448 ha 2024 up 2.7% volatile
86 Kiribati 1,434 ha 2024 up 2.4% rising
87 Somalia 1,381 ha 2024 up 1.0% volatile
88 Lebanon 1,200 ha 2024 down 47.9% falling
89 Portugal 1,180 ha 2024 up 4.7% falling
90 Saudi Arabia 1,161 ha 2024 rising
91 Trinidad and Tobago 976 ha 2024 down 9.8% falling
92 Timor-Leste 932 ha 2024 up 93.4% volatile
93 Jordan 913 ha 2024 up 4.9% rising
94 El Salvador 842 ha 2024 down 48.7% falling
95 Dominica 783 ha 2024 up 1.2% volatile
96 Mauritius 759 ha 2024 up 63.6% rising
97 Brunei Darussalam 743 ha 2024 up 108.1% volatile
98 Guinea-Bissau 724 ha 2024 up 6.0% volatile
99 Fiji 669 ha 2024 down 34.9% volatile
100 Guyana 625 ha 2024 up 38.6% volatile
101 Tonga 571 ha 2024 up 2.5% volatile
102 Republic of Korea 551 ha 1990 volatile
103 New Caledonia 457 ha 2024 up 82.1% falling
104 Grenada 443 ha 2024 down 77.3% volatile
105 Bahamas 411 ha 2024 down 1.4% falling
106 Micronesia (Federated States of) 384 ha 2024 unchanged flat
107 French Guiana 355 ha 2006 down 43.2% volatile
108 French Polynesia 247 ha 2024 down 39.5% volatile
109 Cabo Verde 240 ha 2024 down 24.5% falling
110 Cyprus 220 ha 2024 unchanged rising
111 Suriname 209 ha 2024 down 90.3% rising
112 Sao Tome and Principe 203 ha 2024 down 89.0% volatile
113 Barbados 171 ha 2024 up 0.6% rising
114 Zambia 158 ha 2024 down 2.5% volatile
115 Solomon Islands 138 ha 2024 up 5.3% volatile
116 Seychelles 99 ha 2024 up 4.2% rising
117 Saint Lucia 96 ha 2024 down 76.9% volatile
118 Palestine 92 ha 2022 down 18.6% volatile
119 Greece 80 ha 2024 up 3.9% volatile
120 Bahrain 68 ha 1990 up 36.0% volatile
121 Niue 42 ha 2024 up 5.0% falling
122 Bhutan 37 ha 2024 up 60.9% rising
122 Syrian Arab Republic 37 ha 2024 up 1,750.0% volatile
124 Maldives 25 ha 2024 up 8.7% volatile
125 Tuvalu 16 ha 2024 up 6.7% rising
126 United Arab Emirates 15 ha 2024 up 36.4% volatile
127 Algeria 10 ha 2024 down 16.7% volatile
128 Antigua and Barbuda 5 ha 2024 down 16.7% volatile
128 Japan 5 ha 2024 down 28.6% volatile
130 Cook Islands 3 ha 2024 down 50.0% volatile
131 Austria 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Belgium 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Bulgaria 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Czechia 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Germany 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Denmark 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Estonia 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Finland 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Croatia 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Hungary 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Ireland 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Italy 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% volatile
131 Libya 0 ha 1992 volatile
131 Lithuania 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Luxembourg 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Latvia 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Malta 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Poland 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Romania 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Singapore 0 ha 1992 down 100.0% volatile
131 Slovakia 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Slovenia 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Sweden 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha 2024 flat
131 Ethiopia PDR 0 ha 1992 down 100.0% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Bananas — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
187 places, 9,707 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.