Bananas — Yield in Asia

Asia: Bananas — Yield was 34,732 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
34,732 kg/ha
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
8th
of 30 groups
All-time high
34,732 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
8,491 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bananas — Yield in Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for bananas — yield in Asia is 34,732 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — yield in Asia peaked at 34,732 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,491 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Asia 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,064 kg/ha 8,491 kg/ha 9,682 kg/ha 9
1970s 10,366 kg/ha 8,576 kg/ha 12,802 kg/ha 10
1980s 13,821 kg/ha 12,734 kg/ha 15,596 kg/ha 10
1990s 18,359 kg/ha 15,189 kg/ha 22,102 kg/ha 10
2000s 23,472 kg/ha 20,650 kg/ha 27,150 kg/ha 10
2010s 30,539 kg/ha 27,538 kg/ha 32,656 kg/ha 10
2020s 33,292 kg/ha 32,570 kg/ha 34,732 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 5 Indonesia 60,662 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Costa Rica 57,338 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 Bhutan 56,155 kg/ha compare
  4. 8 Panama 55,741 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 Nicaragua 53,312 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Puerto Rico 52,205 kg/ha compare
  7. 11 Guatemala 49,726 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — yield in Asia?
Bananas — yield in Asia was 34,732 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bananas — yield recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 34,732 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest bananas — yield recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,491 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Asia rank for bananas — yield?
Asia ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is bananas — yield rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Bananas — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,389 data points, 1961–2024
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