Bananas — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Bananas — Yield was 13,491 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13,491 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
21st
of 26 groups
All-time high
13,491 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
7,369 kg/ha
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bananas — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 13,491 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 13,491 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,369 kg/ha, in 2001.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Bananas — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Bananas — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 8,170 kg/ha —
1962 8,253 kg/ha +1.0%
1963 8,226 kg/ha -0.3%
1964 8,603 kg/ha +4.6%
1965 8,746 kg/ha +1.7%
1966 9,014 kg/ha +3.1%
1967 9,510 kg/ha +5.5%
1968 9,586 kg/ha +0.8%
1969 9,558 kg/ha -0.3%
1970 8,723 kg/ha -8.7%
1971 9,275 kg/ha +6.3%
1972 9,176 kg/ha -1.1%
1973 9,548 kg/ha +4.1%
1974 9,194 kg/ha -3.7%
1975 8,349 kg/ha -9.2%
1976 8,436 kg/ha +1.0%
1977 8,631 kg/ha +2.3%
1978 8,668 kg/ha +0.4%
1979 9,217 kg/ha +6.3%
1980 8,719 kg/ha -5.4%
1981 9,409 kg/ha +7.9%
1982 9,163 kg/ha -2.6%
1983 8,965 kg/ha -2.2%
1984 8,552 kg/ha -4.6%
1985 8,856 kg/ha +3.6%
1986 8,847 kg/ha -0.1%
1987 9,138 kg/ha +3.3%
1988 8,483 kg/ha -7.2%
1989 8,352 kg/ha -1.5%
1990 8,362 kg/ha +0.1%
1991 8,198 kg/ha -2.0%
1992 8,395 kg/ha +2.4%
1993 8,552 kg/ha +1.9%
1994 8,678 kg/ha +1.5%
1995 8,472 kg/ha -2.4%
1996 8,536 kg/ha +0.8%
1997 7,971 kg/ha -6.6%
1998 7,392 kg/ha -7.3%
1999 7,774 kg/ha +5.2%
2000 7,428 kg/ha -4.4%
2001 7,369 kg/ha -0.8%
2002 8,678 kg/ha +17.8%
2003 8,389 kg/ha -3.3%
2004 9,248 kg/ha +10.2%
2005 9,504 kg/ha +2.8%
2006 9,298 kg/ha -2.2%
2007 9,853 kg/ha +6.0%
2008 9,643 kg/ha -2.1%
2009 10,170 kg/ha +5.5%
2010 10,327 kg/ha +1.5%
2011 10,112 kg/ha -2.1%
2012 10,813 kg/ha +6.9%
2013 11,454 kg/ha +5.9%
2014 11,665 kg/ha +1.8%
2015 11,864 kg/ha +1.7%
2016 12,324 kg/ha +3.9%
2017 12,021 kg/ha -2.5%
2018 12,975 kg/ha +7.9%
2019 12,933 kg/ha -0.3%
2020 12,736 kg/ha -1.5%
2021 12,834 kg/ha +0.8%
2022 13,236 kg/ha +3.1%
2023 13,198 kg/ha -0.3%
2024 13,491 kg/ha +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,852 kg/ha 8,170 kg/ha 9,586 kg/ha 9
1970s 8,922 kg/ha 8,349 kg/ha 9,548 kg/ha 10
1980s 8,848 kg/ha 8,352 kg/ha 9,409 kg/ha 10
1990s 8,233 kg/ha 7,392 kg/ha 8,678 kg/ha 10
2000s 8,958 kg/ha 7,369 kg/ha 10,170 kg/ha 10
2010s 11,649 kg/ha 10,112 kg/ha 12,975 kg/ha 10
2020s 13,099 kg/ha 12,736 kg/ha 13,491 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 18 Cabo Verde 16,262 kg/ha compare
  2. 18 Morocco 38,172 kg/ha compare
  3. 18 Timor-Leste 600.4 kg/ha compare
  4. 19 China, mainland 37,923 kg/ha compare
  5. 20 China 37,177 kg/ha compare
  6. 21 Palestine 36,732 kg/ha compare
  7. 22 Dominican Republic 36,439 kg/ha compare
  8. 23 Martinique 35,215 kg/ha compare
  9. 24 Lebanon 33,833 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Bananas — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 13,491 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bananas — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 13,491 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest bananas — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 7,369 kg/ha in 2001.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for bananas — yield?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is bananas — yield rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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