Bananas — Self-sufficiency ratio by country
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD,...
What the numbers show
Bananas — Self-sufficiency ratio is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 106.06 in Guatemala; the lowest is -70 in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.97.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 4,142.4%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 1,655.6%).
Bananas — Self-sufficiency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 106.06 | 2024 | up 4,142.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.28 | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.15 | 2023 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 2 | Eswatini | 12.62 | 2024 | up 782.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.49 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 3 | Ghana | 8.53 | 2023 | up 712.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 1.15 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 4 | Saint Lucia | 7.66 | 2020 | up 583.9% | volatile |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Panama | 6.56 | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 0.93 | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 6.41 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Honduras | 6.02 | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Colombia | 5.32 | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Cambodia | 3.28 | 2024 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Lebanon | 1.88 | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 1.53 | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 1.4 | 2021 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 13 | Mozambique | 1.36 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 1.33 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.32 | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 1.32 | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 17 | Yemen | 1.27 | 2015 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 18 | Peru | 1.06 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 1.03 | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 20 | Egypt | 1.02 | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 21 | India | 1.01 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 1.01 | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 21 | Brazil | 1.01 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | French Polynesia | 1 | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Rwanda | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Seychelles | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 24 | Australia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Indonesia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Angola | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Burundi | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Fiji | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Kenya | 1 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Madagascar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Malawi | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Mauritius | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Guyana | 0.99 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 41 | Togo | 0.98 | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 41 | Malaysia | 0.98 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 0.98 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 44 | Thailand | 0.97 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 45 | Morocco | 0.95 | 2014 | — | flat |
| 46 | Benin | 0.94 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 47 | China, mainland | 0.88 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 48 | Nepal | 0.85 | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 0.7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 0.69 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 0.67 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 52 | Spain | 0.58 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 53 | Cyprus | 0.43 | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 0.35 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.26 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | France | 0.25 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 0.15 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 0.14 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 59 | Palestine | 0.11 | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1 | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Zambia | 0.07 | 2022 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 0.01 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 91 | Nicaragua | -3.15 | 2023 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | -6.75 | 2024 | down 565.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Ecuador | -70 | 2021 | down 1,655.6% | volatile |
About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK