Bananas — Area harvested by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
159
Highest
948,469 ha
India
Lowest
0 ha
Ethiopia PDR
Median
6,574 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,063
What the numbers show
Bananas — Area harvested is currently reported for 159 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 6,574 ha, and the mean is 45,951 ha.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 1,750.0%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).
Bananas — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | China | 325,500 ha | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 316,335 ha | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 7 | China, mainland | 310,093 ha | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 215,911 ha | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 202,488 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 190,740 ha | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 186,270 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 181,088 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 175,712 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 14 | Burundi | 165,189 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Indonesia | 152,656 ha | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 16 | Caribbean | 150,870 ha | 2024 | up 31.9% | flat |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 144,600 ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 18 | Uganda | 118,000 ha | 1990 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 105,592 ha | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 90,856 ha | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 90,856 ha | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Cambodia | 87,480 ha | 2024 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 86,524 ha | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 24 | Melanesia | 79,382 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 76,416 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 75,895 ha | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 27 | Madagascar | 72,365 ha | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 27 | Madagascar | 72,365 ha | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mozambique | 68,825 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Mozambique | 68,825 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Cameroon | 62,047 ha | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 58,474 ha | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 57,399 ha | 2024 | up 55.9% | falling |
| 34 | Guatemala | 57,183 ha | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 55,954 ha | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 36 | Haiti | 54,297 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 37 | Sudan | 53,668 ha | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 49,720 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 45,868 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 40 | Mali | 43,342 ha | 2024 | up 863.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 40,106 ha | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 42 | Guinea | 40,006 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 35,277 ha | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 44 | Egypt | 28,707 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 28,707 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Laos | 27,560 ha | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27,560 ha | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Sudan (former) | 24,024 ha | 2011 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 23,404 ha | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 22,672 ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 51 | Cuba | 21,365 ha | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 20,992 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 20,061 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 54 | China, Taiwan Province of | 15,408 ha | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Comoros | 14,533 ha | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 55 | Comoros | 14,533 ha | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 57 | Honduras | 14,069 ha | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 58 | Liberia | 13,221 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 59 | Turkey | 12,918 ha | 2024 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Türkiye | 12,918 ha | 2024 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Congo | 12,695 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Congo | 12,695 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Australia | 12,633 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 63 | Australia and New Zealand | 12,633 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12,086 ha | 2024 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,086 ha | 2024 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 67 | Ghana | 11,170 ha | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 68 | France | 11,010 ha | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 69 | Yemen | 10,421 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 69 | Yemen | 10,421 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 8,760 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 72 | Argentina | 8,450 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 73 | Jamaica | 8,247 ha | 2024 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 8,135 ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 75 | Morocco | 8,124 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Paraguay | 7,825 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 77 | Martinique | 6,980 ha | 2006 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 78 | Panama | 6,955 ha | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 79 | South Africa | 6,829 ha | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 6,574 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 6,574 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,064 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,064 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 84 | Eswatini | 5,076 ha | 2024 | up 262.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Eswatini | 5,076 ha | 2024 | up 262.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Benin | 4,348 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 87 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4,240 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Polynesia | 3,676 ha | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 89 | Belize | 2,949 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 2,949 ha | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 91 | Samoa | 2,791 ha | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 92 | Gabon | 2,280 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 93 | Guadeloupe | 2,130 ha | 2006 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 2,057 ha | 2024 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 95 | Réunion | 1,900 ha | 2006 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Togo | 1,856 ha | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 1,836 ha | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 98 | Micronesia | 1,818 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 1,702 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 1,700 ha | 2023 | up 113.8% | falling |
| 101 | Oman | 1,594 ha | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 102 | Senegal | 1,448 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Kiribati | 1,434 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 104 | Somalia | 1,381 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Lebanon | 1,200 ha | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 106 | Portugal | 1,180 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 1,161 ha | 2024 | — | rising |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 976 ha | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | 932 ha | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Jordan | 913 ha | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 842 ha | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 112 | Dominica | 783 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Mauritius | 759 ha | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 114 | Brunei | 743 ha | 2024 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 743 ha | 2024 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Guinea-Bissau | 724 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Fiji | 669 ha | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Fiji | 669 ha | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Guyana | 625 ha | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Tonga | 571 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Republic of Korea | 551 ha | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 457 ha | 2024 | up 82.1% | falling |
| 123 | Grenada | 443 ha | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahamas | 411 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 124 | Bahamas | 411 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 126 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 384 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | French Guiana | 355 ha | 2006 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 128 | French Polynesia | 247 ha | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 240 ha | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 129 | Cabo Verde | 240 ha | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 131 | Cyprus | 220 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Suriname | 209 ha | 2024 | down 90.3% | rising |
| 133 | Sao Tome and Principe | 203 ha | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Sao Tome and Principe | 203 ha | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Barbados | 171 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 136 | Zambia | 158 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 138 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Seychelles | 99 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 96 ha | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 96 ha | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Palestine | 92 ha | 2022 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Greece | 80 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Bahrain | 68 ha | 1990 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Bahrain | 68 ha | 1990 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Niue | 42 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 146 | Bhutan | 37 ha | 2024 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 146 | Syria | 37 ha | 2024 | up 1,750.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37 ha | 2024 | up 1,750.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Maldives | 25 ha | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Tuvalu | 16 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 15 ha | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Algeria | 10 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Japan | 5 ha | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Cook Islands | 3 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Italy | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Libya | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Singapore | 0 ha | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | 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.
- World 5.88 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.33 million ha
- Africa 2.29 million ha
- Asia 2.10 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.83 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.64 million ha
- Americas 1.37 million ha
- Eastern Africa 1.08 million ha
- Southern Asia 1.07 million ha
- South America 1.00 million ha
- South-eastern Asia 680,313 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 675,433 ha
- Western Africa 598,635 ha
- Middle Africa 511,443 ha
- Eastern Asia 325,506 ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 257,039 ha
- Central America 215,845 ha
- Oceania 97,509 ha
- Northern Africa 90,508 ha
- Western Asia 31,503 ha
- European Union (27) 21,250 ha
- Europe 21,030 ha
- Southern Africa 11,906 ha
- Western Europe 11,010 ha
- Southern Europe 10,020 ha
- Northern America 334 ha
- United States of America 334 ha
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.