Bananas — Yield in China, mainland

China, mainland: Bananas — Yield was 37,923 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37,923 kg/ha
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
19th
of 120 countries
All-time high
37,923 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
8,750 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bananas — Yield in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 37,923 kg/ha for bananas — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — yield in China, mainland peaked at 37,923 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,750 kg/ha, in 1962.

That places China, mainland 19th out of 120 countries 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.

Bananas — Yield in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Bananas — Yield in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 12,000 kg/ha —
1962 8,750 kg/ha -27.1%
1963 10,750 kg/ha +22.9%
1964 16,500 kg/ha +53.5%
1965 18,125 kg/ha +9.8%
1966 13,333 kg/ha -26.4%
1967 12,500 kg/ha -6.2%
1968 11,250 kg/ha -10.0%
1969 11,429 kg/ha +1.6%
1970 12,769 kg/ha +11.7%
1971 12,600 kg/ha -1.3%
1972 11,400 kg/ha -9.5%
1973 12,385 kg/ha +8.6%
1974 12,615 kg/ha +1.9%
1975 13,750 kg/ha +9.0%
1976 16,000 kg/ha +16.4%
1977 14,000 kg/ha -12.5%
1978 17,000 kg/ha +21.4%
1979 15,194 kg/ha -10.6%
1980 12,260 kg/ha -19.3%
1981 14,000 kg/ha +14.2%
1982 15,462 kg/ha +10.4%
1983 15,514 kg/ha +0.3%
1984 15,000 kg/ha -3.3%
1985 13,426 kg/ha -10.5%
1986 17,376 kg/ha +29.4%
1987 13,261 kg/ha -23.7%
1988 12,897 kg/ha -2.7%
1989 12,669 kg/ha -1.8%
1990 13,382 kg/ha +5.6%
1991 14,904 kg/ha +11.4%
1992 13,467 kg/ha -9.6%
1993 13,779 kg/ha +2.3%
1994 19,216 kg/ha +39.5%
1995 16,430 kg/ha -14.5%
1996 14,450 kg/ha -12.1%
1997 16,049 kg/ha +11.1%
1998 19,771 kg/ha +23.2%
1999 20,691 kg/ha +4.7%
2000 19,825 kg/ha -4.2%
2001 21,522 kg/ha +8.6%
2002 22,416 kg/ha +4.2%
2003 23,105 kg/ha +3.1%
2004 22,896 kg/ha -0.9%
2005 23,591 kg/ha +3.0%
2006 24,155 kg/ha +2.4%
2007 25,430 kg/ha +5.3%
2008 24,653 kg/ha -3.1%
2009 26,074 kg/ha +5.8%
2010 26,755 kg/ha +2.6%
2011 26,940 kg/ha +0.7%
2012 29,283 kg/ha +8.7%
2013 30,804 kg/ha +5.2%
2014 30,081 kg/ha -2.3%
2015 25,976 kg/ha -13.6%
2016 29,987 kg/ha +15.4%
2017 31,820 kg/ha +6.1%
2018 33,810 kg/ha +6.3%
2019 35,287 kg/ha +4.4%
2020 35,182 kg/ha -0.3%
2021 35,979 kg/ha +2.3%
2022 36,031 kg/ha +0.1%
2023 36,728 kg/ha +1.9%
2024 37,923 kg/ha +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,737 kg/ha 8,750 kg/ha 18,125 kg/ha 9
1970s 13,771 kg/ha 11,400 kg/ha 17,000 kg/ha 10
1980s 14,187 kg/ha 12,260 kg/ha 17,376 kg/ha 10
1990s 16,214 kg/ha 13,382 kg/ha 20,691 kg/ha 10
2000s 23,367 kg/ha 19,825 kg/ha 26,074 kg/ha 10
2010s 30,075 kg/ha 25,976 kg/ha 35,287 kg/ha 10
2020s 36,369 kg/ha 35,182 kg/ha 37,923 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 16 India 39,658 kg/ha compare
  2. 16 Caribbean 18,031 kg/ha compare
  3. 16 Micronesia 5,200 kg/ha compare
  4. 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,756 kg/ha compare
  5. 17 Honduras 39,153 kg/ha compare
  6. 18 Cabo Verde 16,262 kg/ha compare
  7. 18 Morocco 38,172 kg/ha compare
  8. 18 Timor-Leste 600.4 kg/ha compare
  9. 20 China 37,177 kg/ha compare
  10. 21 Palestine 36,732 kg/ha compare
  11. 22 Dominican Republic 36,439 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — yield in China, mainland?
Bananas — yield in China, mainland was 37,923 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bananas — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 37,923 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest bananas — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 8,750 kg/ha in 1962.
How does China, mainland rank for bananas — yield?
China, mainland ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is bananas — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — 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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