Bananas — Production in South America
South America: Bananas — Production was 20.74 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bananas — Production in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South America recorded 20.74 million t for bananas — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — production in South America peaked at 20.74 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.01 million t, in 1961.
South America ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bananas — Production in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.01 million t | — |
| 1962 | 7.11 million t | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 7.47 million t | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 8.55 million t | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 8.86 million t | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 8.30 million t | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 8.94 million t | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 9.39 million t | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 10.20 million t | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 10.51 million t | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 10.55 million t | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 11.09 million t | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 8.88 million t | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 9.20 million t | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 9.11 million t | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 9.77 million t | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 9.52 million t | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 9.01 million t | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 8.75 million t | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 9.38 million t | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 9.14 million t | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 9.23 million t | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 8.75 million t | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 9.48 million t | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 9.73 million t | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 10.58 million t | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 10.71 million t | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 11.03 million t | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 11.34 million t | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 11.67 million t | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 11.80 million t | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 13.30 million t | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 13.74 million t | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 14.61 million t | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 14.24 million t | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 13.49 million t | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 14.33 million t | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 13.57 million t | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 14.86 million t | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 13.94 million t | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 14.93 million t | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 14.88 million t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.90 million t | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 15.33 million t | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 15.64 million t | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 15.94 million t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.92 million t | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.59 million t | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 17.29 million t | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 19.81 million t | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 19.68 million t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.80 million t | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 17.95 million t | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.71 million t | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 19.35 million t | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 18.41 million t | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.04 million t | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.25 million t | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 19.70 million t | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.47 million t | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 19.41 million t | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 19.12 million t | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.21 million t | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 20.74 million t | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.43 million t | 7.01 million t | 10.20 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.64 million t | 8.75 million t | 11.09 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.94 million t | 8.75 million t | 11.34 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.56 million t | 11.67 million t | 14.86 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.64 million t | 13.94 million t | 17.29 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.97 million t | 17.95 million t | 19.81 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.59 million t | 18.47 million t | 20.74 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
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- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.6954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — production in South America?
- Bananas — production in South America was 20.74 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — production recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 20.74 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest bananas — production recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 million t in 1961.
- How does South America rank for bananas — production?
- South America ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — production rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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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.