Which Country Produces the Most Bananas?

Based on a comparison of 98 countries in 2022, India ranked the highest in banana production with 34,528 kt followed by China and Indonesia. On the other end of the scale was Japan with 0.018 kt, Syria with 0.197 kt and Maldives with 0.217 kt.

Total banana production reached 135,112 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.24 % more than in the previous year and 19.6 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total banana production reached an all time high of 135,112 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 22,425 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.99 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 25.6 % of banana production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 41.1 % share while the ten largest countries some 70.5 % in 2022.

Data for more countries are available at Banana Production indicator page.