Bananas — Yield in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Bananas — Yield was 29,189 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29,189 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
30th
of 120 countries
All-time high
30,535 kg/ha
in 2001
All-time low
11,188 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bananas — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, bananas — yield in Australia and New Zealand stood at 29,189 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — yield in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 30,535 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11,188 kg/ha, in 1963.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Bananas — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Bananas — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 11,964 kg/ha
1962 11,964 kg/ha +0.0%
1963 11,188 kg/ha -6.5%
1964 12,469 kg/ha +11.4%
1965 13,043 kg/ha +4.6%
1966 12,670 kg/ha -2.9%
1967 13,634 kg/ha +7.6%
1968 13,971 kg/ha +2.5%
1969 13,269 kg/ha -5.0%
1970 13,914 kg/ha +4.9%
1971 14,091 kg/ha +1.3%
1972 14,161 kg/ha +0.5%
1973 12,173 kg/ha -14.0%
1974 13,102 kg/ha +7.6%
1975 13,721 kg/ha +4.7%
1976 15,016 kg/ha +9.4%
1977 17,227 kg/ha +14.7%
1978 15,909 kg/ha -7.7%
1979 16,448 kg/ha +3.4%
1980 17,601 kg/ha +7.0%
1981 16,354 kg/ha -7.1%
1982 17,116 kg/ha +4.7%
1983 17,909 kg/ha +4.6%
1984 18,012 kg/ha +0.6%
1985 18,485 kg/ha +2.6%
1986 17,333 kg/ha -6.2%
1987 20,301 kg/ha +17.1%
1988 20,095 kg/ha -1.0%
1989 24,652 kg/ha +22.7%
1990 22,752 kg/ha -7.7%
1991 20,731 kg/ha -8.9%
1992 21,682 kg/ha +4.6%
1993 24,712 kg/ha +14.0%
1994 25,037 kg/ha +1.3%
1995 25,130 kg/ha +0.4%
1996 24,744 kg/ha -1.5%
1997 20,814 kg/ha -15.9%
1998 21,279 kg/ha +2.2%
1999 19,743 kg/ha -7.2%
2000 19,118 kg/ha -3.2%
2001 30,535 kg/ha +59.7%
2002 24,900 kg/ha -18.5%
2003 24,840 kg/ha -0.2%
2004 23,684 kg/ha -4.7%
2005 25,632 kg/ha +8.2%
2006 16,779 kg/ha -34.5%
2007 18,281 kg/ha +9.0%
2008 21,015 kg/ha +15.0%
2009 22,548 kg/ha +7.3%
2010 26,178 kg/ha +16.1%
2011 18,109 kg/ha -30.8%
2012 21,157 kg/ha +16.8%
2013 23,234 kg/ha +9.8%
2014 21,057 kg/ha -9.4%
2015 21,380 kg/ha +1.5%
2016 21,324 kg/ha -0.3%
2017 29,454 kg/ha +38.1%
2018 29,970 kg/ha +1.8%
2019 28,294 kg/ha -5.6%
2020 30,393 kg/ha +7.4%
2021 28,378 kg/ha -6.6%
2022 27,805 kg/ha -2.0%
2023 28,741 kg/ha +3.4%
2024 29,189 kg/ha +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,686 kg/ha 11,188 kg/ha 13,971 kg/ha 9
1970s 14,576 kg/ha 12,173 kg/ha 17,227 kg/ha 10
1980s 18,786 kg/ha 16,354 kg/ha 24,652 kg/ha 10
1990s 22,662 kg/ha 19,743 kg/ha 25,130 kg/ha 10
2000s 22,733 kg/ha 16,779 kg/ha 30,535 kg/ha 10
2010s 24,016 kg/ha 18,109 kg/ha 29,970 kg/ha 10
2020s 28,901 kg/ha 27,805 kg/ha 30,393 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 27 Philippines 30,285 kg/ha compare
  2. 28 Saudi Arabia 29,784 kg/ha compare
  3. 29 Saint Lucia 29,738 kg/ha compare
  4. 30 Australia 29,189 kg/ha compare
  5. 32 Belize 28,848 kg/ha compare
  6. 33 Sudan (former) 28,596 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — yield in Australia and New Zealand?
Bananas — yield in Australia and New Zealand was 29,189 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bananas — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 30,535 kg/ha in 2001.
What is the lowest bananas — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 11,188 kg/ha in 1963.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for bananas — yield?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is bananas — yield rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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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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