Bananas — Yield in French Guiana

French Guiana: Bananas — Yield was 10,090 kg/ha in 2006. ▼ Falling

Latest (2006)
10,090 kg/ha
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
85th
of 120 countries
All-time high
17,778 kg/ha
in 1971
All-time low
5,000 kg/ha
in 1976
Years of data
46
1961–2006

Bananas — Yield in French Guiana, 1961–2006

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

Analysis

In 2006, bananas — yield in French Guiana stood at 10,090 kg/ha.

The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — yield in French Guiana peaked at 17,778 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 5,000 kg/ha, in 1976.

French Guiana ranks 85th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Bananas — Yield in French Guiana, year by year

Annual values for Bananas — Yield in French Guiana, 1961 to 2006.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 12,195 kg/ha —
1962 12,651 kg/ha +3.7%
1963 15,652 kg/ha +23.7%
1964 16,000 kg/ha +2.2%
1965 16,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1966 16,250 kg/ha +1.6%
1967 16,429 kg/ha +1.1%
1968 16,143 kg/ha -1.7%
1969 15,000 kg/ha -7.1%
1970 15,454 kg/ha +3.0%
1971 17,778 kg/ha +15.0%
1972 17,778 kg/ha +0.0%
1973 10,000 kg/ha -43.8%
1974 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1975 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1976 5,000 kg/ha -50.0%
1977 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1978 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1979 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1980 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1981 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1982 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1983 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1984 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1985 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1986 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1987 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1988 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1989 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1990 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1991 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1992 5,400 kg/ha +8.0%
1993 7,833 kg/ha +45.1%
1994 6,533 kg/ha -16.6%
1995 7,192 kg/ha +10.1%
1996 7,192 kg/ha +0.0%
1997 6,192 kg/ha -13.9%
1998 7,192 kg/ha +16.1%
1999 7,192 kg/ha +0.0%
2000 7,779 kg/ha +8.2%
2001 8,097 kg/ha +4.1%
2002 8,459 kg/ha +4.5%
2003 8,801 kg/ha +4.0%
2004 9,208 kg/ha +4.6%
2005 9,486 kg/ha +3.0%
2006 10,090 kg/ha +6.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Bananas — Yield in French Guiana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1976 -50.0% 10,000 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha
1993 +45.1% 5,400 kg/ha 7,833 kg/ha
1973 -43.8% 17,778 kg/ha 10,000 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15,147 kg/ha 12,195 kg/ha 16,429 kg/ha 9
1970s 10,101 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 17,778 kg/ha 10
1980s 5,000 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 10
1990s 6,473 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 7,833 kg/ha 10
2000s 8,846 kg/ha 7,779 kg/ha 10,090 kg/ha 7

Countries ranked near French Guiana

  1. 82 Liberia 10,782 kg/ha compare
  2. 83 Vanuatu 10,498 kg/ha compare
  3. 84 Bahrain 10,441 kg/ha compare
  4. 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9,814 kg/ha compare
  5. 87 Samoa 7,829 kg/ha compare
  6. 88 Pakistan 7,759 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — yield in French Guiana?
Bananas — yield in French Guiana was 10,090 kg/ha in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bananas — yield recorded in French Guiana?
The highest recorded value was 17,778 kg/ha in 1971.
What is the lowest bananas — yield recorded in French Guiana?
The lowest recorded value was 5,000 kg/ha in 1976.
How does French Guiana rank for bananas — yield?
French Guiana ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
Is bananas — yield rising or falling in French Guiana?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this French Guiana 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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