Bananas — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Bananas — Production was 11.76 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
11.76 million t
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 142 countries
All-time high
12.08 million t
in 2013
All-time low
32,000 t
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bananas — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for bananas — production in China, mainland is 11.76 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — production in China, mainland peaked at 12.08 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32,000 t, in 1976.

China, mainland ranks 3rd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Bananas — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Bananas — Production in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 48,000 t —
1962 35,000 t -27.1%
1963 43,000 t +22.9%
1964 99,000 t +130.2%
1965 145,000 t +46.5%
1966 120,000 t -17.2%
1967 100,000 t -16.7%
1968 90,000 t -10.0%
1969 80,000 t -11.1%
1970 166,000 t +107.5%
1971 126,000 t -24.1%
1972 114,000 t -9.5%
1973 161,000 t +41.2%
1974 164,000 t +1.9%
1975 165,000 t +0.6%
1976 32,000 t -80.6%
1977 42,000 t +31.2%
1978 85,000 t +102.4%
1979 74,450 t -12.4%
1980 61,300 t -17.7%
1981 126,000 t +105.5%
1982 201,000 t +59.5%
1983 206,650 t +2.8%
1984 300,000 t +45.2%
1985 631,017 t +110.3%
1986 1.25 million t +98.3%
1987 2.03 million t +62.2%
1988 1.83 million t -9.8%
1989 1.40 million t -23.3%
1990 1.46 million t +3.7%
1991 1.98 million t +36.1%
1992 2.45 million t +23.7%
1993 2.70 million t +10.2%
1994 2.90 million t +7.3%
1995 3.12 million t +7.8%
1996 2.54 million t -18.8%
1997 2.89 million t +14.0%
1998 3.52 million t +21.6%
1999 4.19 million t +19.2%
2000 4.94 million t +17.8%
2001 5.27 million t +6.7%
2002 5.56 million t +5.4%
2003 5.90 million t +6.2%
2004 6.06 million t +2.6%
2005 6.52 million t +7.6%
2006 6.90 million t +5.9%
2007 7.80 million t +13.0%
2008 7.83 million t +0.5%
2009 8.83 million t +12.8%
2010 9.56 million t +8.2%
2011 10.40 million t +8.8%
2012 11.56 million t +11.1%
2013 12.08 million t +4.5%
2014 11.79 million t -2.3%
2015 10.63 million t -9.9%
2016 10.94 million t +2.9%
2017 11.17 million t +2.1%
2018 11.22 million t +0.5%
2019 11.66 million t +3.9%
2020 11.51 million t -1.2%
2021 11.72 million t +1.8%
2022 11.78 million t +0.4%
2023 11.70 million t -0.6%
2024 11.76 million t +0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Bananas — Production in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1964 +130.2% 43,000 t 99,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 84,444 t 35,000 t 145,000 t 9
1970s 112,945 t 32,000 t 166,000 t 10
1980s 803,947 t 61,300 t 2.03 million t 10
1990s 2.78 million t 1.46 million t 4.19 million t 10
2000s 6.56 million t 4.94 million t 8.83 million t 10
2010s 11.10 million t 9.56 million t 12.08 million t 10
2020s 11.70 million t 11.51 million t 11.78 million t 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 India 37.61 million t compare
  2. 2 China 12.10 million t compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 9.26 million t compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 7.59 million t compare
  5. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 3.27 million t compare
  6. 6 Brazil 7.05 million t compare
  7. 6 Viet Nam 2.64 million t compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — production in China, mainland?
Bananas — production in China, mainland was 11.76 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bananas — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 12.08 million t in 2013.
What is the lowest bananas — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 32,000 t in 1976.
How does China, mainland rank for bananas — production?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
Is bananas — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bananas — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
188 places, 9,787 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.