Banana Production by Country 2025

📊 World's Most Popular Fruit

Bananas rank as the world's most consumed fruit, with India dominating production at 38.7 million tonnes projected for 2025. China mainland and Indonesia follow as major producers, each exceeding 9 million tonnes annually. Global banana production serves both domestic consumption and international export markets, making it a critical crop for food security and economic development.

Banana Production by Country 2025 Map

🔬 Forecast Methodology: 2025 projections calculated using Weighted Moving Average (WMA) methodology: Recent years weighted at 50% (2023), 30% (2022), and 20% (2021), combined with compound annual growth rate (CAGR) analysis. Countries with high volatility (>100% variance) received conservative estimates based on 3-year median values.

🍌 Global Banana Production: 2018-2025 Forecast

Banana Production by Country 2025

#
Country
2025 (est.)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
1
India
India
38,726,000 30,808,000 30,460,000 32,597,000 33,062,000 34,528,000 36,614,000
2
China
China
11,641,800 11,221,700 11,655,700 11,513,000 11,724,200 11,776,800 11,702,800
3
Indonesia
Indonesia
9,415,520 7,264,379 7,280,659 8,182,756 8,741,147 9,245,427 9,335,232
4
Ecuador
Ecuador
7,518,464 6,505,635 6,583,477 6,023,390 6,717,424 6,122,744 7,198,482
5
Nigeria
Nigeria
6,904,697 0 0 5,583,830 7,388,610 8,015,979 7,308,103
6
Brazil
Brazil
6,774,410 6,723,590 6,831,874 6,593,437 6,803,350 6,923,179 6,825,724
7
Philippines
Philippines
5,844,511 6,144,374 6,049,601 5,955,311 5,942,215 5,899,705 5,871,408
8
Angola
Angola
5,207,377 3,954,036 4,036,959 4,204,538 4,345,799 4,589,099 4,893,686
9
Guatemala
Guatemala
4,352,581 4,207,229 3,911,126 4,055,498 4,649,527 4,475,123 4,390,554
10
Kenya
Kenya
3,819,800 1,414,176 1,715,770 1,856,659 1,985,255 2,052,600 2,906,900
11
Tanzania
Tanzania
3,728,347 3,395,499 3,406,936 3,426,835 3,572,093 3,614,194 3,673,671
12
Vietnam
Vietnam
2,785,416 2,087,275 2,194,247 2,267,520 2,348,200 2,493,422 2,639,388
13
Mexico
Mexico
2,692,652 2,354,479 2,399,490 2,464,171 2,405,891 2,593,025 2,642,338
14
Colombia
Colombia
2,530,307 2,567,169 2,914,419 2,399,607 2,413,769 2,521,733 2,554,287
15
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2,513,144 2,595,229 2,249,400 2,623,168 2,570,333 2,494,250 2,532,934
16
Peru
Peru
2,421,407 2,194,858 2,252,172 2,326,085 2,337,153 2,425,444 2,415,964
17
Rwanda
Rwanda
2,417,055 1,769,697 1,850,632 2,032,073 2,143,866 2,208,468 2,308,788
18
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
1,902,412 1,175,710 1,209,268 1,233,462 1,262,834 1,397,442 1,655,085
19
Thailand
Thailand
1,292,886 1,265,420 1,297,590 1,360,670 1,325,690 1,285,142 1,296,870
20
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1,260,194 1,218,604 1,212,935 1,220,220 1,289,415 1,240,857 1,250,164
21
Egypt
Egypt
1,164,126 1,292,812 1,330,280 1,347,000 1,185,148 1,212,568 1,194,379
22
Burundi
Burundi
1,074,339 1,654,955 1,179,759 917,298 1,301,443 1,073,758 1,149,280
23
Sudan
Sudan
946,732 913,217 918,562 923,938 934,140 947,031 946,734
24
Türkiye
Türkiye
921,828 498,888 548,323 728,133 883,455 997,244 930,240
25
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
854,545 810,347 833,309 817,908 826,151 826,179 840,362
26
Cameroon
Cameroon
824,200 1,017,363 1,016,868 948,175 904,296 903,738 865,231
27
DR Congo
DR Congo
811,020 803,310 804,591 805,873 807,157 808,443 809,731
28
Laos
Laos
710,174 970,985 761,602 893,000 728,200 737,470 723,552
29
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
689,702 501,529 539,443 898,355 1,354,800 1,192,665 938,021
30
Mali
Mali
596,104 196,421 196,421 200,487 500,983 524,896 564,415
31
Honduras
Honduras
563,522 671,663 636,153 585,929 362,359 562,951 564,054
32
Venezuela
Venezuela
554,527 636,973 508,615 527,948 535,124 528,550 541,964
33
Spain
Spain
508,330 386,230 398,720 420,140 409,110 348,870 467,260
34
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
503,962 270,000 499,600 625,981 536,522 492,483 513,882
35
South Africa
South Africa
453,649 444,879 416,169 322,915 351,574 502,069 428,789
36
Nepal
Nepal
440,772 254,403 278,890 254,161 318,338 317,534 404,670
37
Australia
Australia
429,466 373,931 310,160 372,433 346,035 280,837 374,251
38
Malawi
Malawi
406,975 393,113 393,908 393,802 414,797 400,835 403,145
39
Madagascar
Madagascar
401,394 392,759 398,286 406,009 399,018 401,104 402,044
40
Cambodia
Cambodia
362,126 175,759 200,000 330,000 410,000 400,000 378,378
41
Panama
Panama
362,001 371,520 365,000 423,633 419,436 395,018 372,547
42
Taiwan
Taiwan
359,422 356,238 342,629 359,600 337,144 351,480 359,422
43
Pakistan
Pakistan
349,191 135,056 135,660 150,921 141,975 215,570 291,807
44
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
322,398 229,286 252,376 271,404 298,072 300,998 311,198
45
Bolivia
Bolivia
306,710 305,950 301,255 301,162 300,871 308,181 305,525
46
Mozambique
Mozambique
302,940 495,000 505,000 535,000 459,508 466,534 371,398
47
Morocco
Morocco
281,909 319,950 349,924 340,958 336,138 334,537 309,192
48
Malaysia
Malaysia
279,044 330,957 325,447 313,811 330,253 330,601 278,171
49
Paraguay
Paraguay
272,590 75,868 89,996 94,486 97,470 371,544 173,637
50
Cuba
Cuba
248,746 271,925 283,047 263,405 241,978 237,354 245,856
51
Guinea
Guinea
234,073 229,675 234,029 233,029 235,159 234,072 234,087
52
Haiti
Haiti
219,149 281,559 249,883 244,565 243,063 230,955 223,297
53
France
France
208,990 190,750 206,870 212,140 228,900 225,530 212,460
54
Israel
Israel
207,000 135,000 144,000 153,000 173,000 183,000 192,000
55
Argentina
Argentina
176,840 176,530 176,605 176,637 176,348 176,512 176,676
56
Liberia
Liberia
143,885 140,606 142,100 145,337 142,681 143,373 143,797
57
Iran
Iran
135,122 134,265 137,258 134,253 135,259 135,590 135,034
58
Yemen
Yemen
125,857 109,242 116,300 123,395 132,142 136,564 131,147
59
Ghana
Ghana
113,625 99,083 106,000 111,274 108,668 110,371 112,628
60
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
102,400 101,267 99,383 99,298 100,516 105,000 102,400
61
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
90,208 108,834 98,773 102,628 103,855 89,585 90,616
62
Congo
Congo
89,859 86,062 85,985 88,598 88,529 88,972 89,416
63
Lebanon
Lebanon
82,104 76,310 78,253 82,561 83,500 83,101 82,312
64
Comoros
Comoros
79,736 73,207 75,360 77,513 79,666 80,874 79,667
65
Jamaica
Jamaica
72,140 66,381 63,653 62,257 64,732 72,848 71,532
66
Jordan
Jordan
70,795 35,456 32,803 32,976 44,925 45,246 62,524
67
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
59,200 61,717 60,914 60,426 59,886 60,000 58,700
68
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
58,960 58,016 57,870 57,268 57,820 58,260 58,700
69
Belize
Belize
50,930 82,081 85,603 92,635 99,467 86,210 67,220
70
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
46,822 56,000 36,000 46,000 46,041 46,359 47,108
71
Senegal
Senegal
36,048 30,000 31,422 36,500 35,500 36,000 36,143
72
Portugal
Portugal
33,220 22,650 27,100 26,300 24,990 28,460 30,980
73
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
31,358 31,251 31,776 31,254 31,427 31,486 31,389
74
Togo
Togo
25,540 24,379 24,465 24,984 25,081 25,234 25,387
75
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
23,801 0 0 20,320 22,200 22,400 22,702
76
Somalia
Somalia
23,609 23,297 23,615 23,684 23,532 23,611 23,609
77
Samoa
Samoa
22,524 22,727 23,000 23,244 22,741 22,657 22,598
78
Benin
Benin
20,677 20,613 20,908 20,611 20,710 20,743 20,688
79
Guyana
Guyana
19,699 16,802 17,134 17,205 17,625 18,687 19,011
80
Oman
Oman
18,437 18,265 18,447 18,447 18,417 18,427 18,432
81
Gabon
Gabon
18,409 17,207 17,029 18,077 18,004 18,136 18,273
82
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
17,890 16,690 16,907 17,119 17,322 17,556 17,723
83
Fiji
Fiji
14,827 4,888 5,086 8,763 7,586 10,097 12,365
84
Eswatini
Eswatini
14,813 14,231 16,000 14,500 17,000 27,000 18,625
85
El Salvador
El Salvador
13,000 17,249 12,208 9,848 15,396 13,673 13,128
86
Mauritius
Mauritius
12,321 7,333 7,266 7,952 9,638 9,829 11,246
87
Dominica
Dominica
11,533 11,602 11,486 11,543 11,544 11,525 11,537
88
Bahamas
Bahamas
10,643 10,197 10,302 10,451 10,427 10,499 10,571
89
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
8,551 8,520 8,699 8,511 8,577 8,596 8,561
90
Kiribati
Kiribati
7,584 7,240 7,250 7,461 7,460 7,501 7,542
91
Cyprus
Cyprus
6,290 5,790 5,340 6,070 5,510 5,870 6,010
92
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
5,087 6,293 6,002 6,000 6,000 5,906 5,355
93
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3,894 7,509 6,631 5,553 4,930 4,628 4,162
94
United States
United States
3,549 3,950 3,452 3,471 3,624 3,516 3,537
95
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
3,360 3,295 3,411 3,372 3,359 3,381 3,370
96
Bhutan
Bhutan
2,312 2,762 3,754 3,150 3,174 2,139 2,349
97
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
2,261 19,143 16,182 9,651 6,009 7,015 3,759
98
Micronesia
Micronesia
2,041 2,040 2,041 2,041 2,041 2,041 2,041
99
Seychelles
Seychelles
1,998 1,992 2,000 1,999 1,992 1,996 1,999
100
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
1,937 1,967 2,160 2,364 2,049 1,879 1,966
101
Brunei
Brunei
1,918 1,822 1,943 1,717 1,364 1,673 1,881
102
Palestine
Palestine
1,779 2,860 1,258 1,428 3,804 3,662 1,773
103
Syria
Syria
1,671 214 121 145 142 197 1,332
104
Grenada
Grenada
1,657 5,030 3,779 2,458 3,253 2,558 2,159
105
Suriname
Suriname
1,592 48,835 24,820 6,241 7,945 4,910 2,671
106
Greece
Greece
1,277 4,450 4,840 4,790 1,470 1,480 1,380
107
Tonga
Tonga
848 819 830 845 854 858 852
108
Barbados
Barbados
699 962 966 1,114 1,305 259 719
109
Zambia
Zambia
689 702 705 696 690 689 689
110
Maldives
Maldives
562 334 220 242 157 217 513
111
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
398 399 457 556 1,290 658 483
112
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
319 316 316 319 318 318 319
113
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
309 278 278 700 261 259 308
114
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
308 287 288 288 290 294 301
115
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
264 278 288 211 243 266 264
116
Algeria
Algeria
235 221 243 235 233 237 235
117
Niue
Niue
82 81 82 82 82 82 82
118
Japan
Japan
18 16 19 18 18 18 18
119
Tokelau
Tokelau
16 16 16 16 16 16 16
120
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
5 5 14 18 5 5 5
121
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
4 39 21 5 10 7 5

🏆 Asian Production Dominance

India leads global banana production with 38.7 million tonnes projected for 2025, up from 30.8 million in 2018, representing 26% growth. China mainland maintains strong production at 11.6 million tonnes, while Indonesia reaches 9.4 million tonnes. The Philippines produces 5.8 million tonnes, and Vietnam shows impressive growth reaching 2.8 million tonnes. Asian countries collectively account for over 60% of global banana production.

🌎 Latin American Export Leaders

Ecuador emerges as the world's largest banana exporter with 7.5 million tonnes projected for 2025, up from 6.5 million in 2018. Guatemala produces 4.4 million tonnes, while Brazil reaches 6.8 million tonnes primarily for domestic consumption. Costa Rica maintains 2.5 million tonnes, and Colombia produces 2.5 million tonnes. These countries dominate international banana trade, supplying markets in North America, Europe, and Asia.

🌍 African Production Growth

Angola shows remarkable expansion, projected to reach 5.2 million tonnes in 2025, up from 4.0 million in 2018. Angola emerges as a major producer with 4.9 million tonnes. Kenya demonstrates explosive growth reaching 3.8 million tonnes, more than doubling since 2018. Tanzania produces 3.7 million tonnes, while Rwanda reaches 2.4 million tonnes. African production increasingly serves both local and regional markets.

📈 Emerging Markets

Turkey shows spectacular growth, surging from 498,888 tonnes in 2018 to 921,828 projected for 2025. Pakistan demonstrates remarkable expansion reaching 349,191 tonnes from 135,056. Nepal grows substantially to 440,772 tonnes. Israel shows consistent growth reaching 207,000 tonnes. These emerging producers reflect expanding cultivation in non-traditional banana-growing regions.

📉 Production Challenges

Several traditional producers face declining output. Burundi drops from 1.65 million to 1.07 million tonnes, reflecting political and economic challenges. Suriname shows dramatic decline from 48,835 to 1,592 tonnes. Belize production falls to 50,930 from 82,081 tonnes. Climate variability, disease pressure, and economic factors contribute to production volatility.

🌱 Sustainability and Disease Management

The global banana industry faces significant challenges from Panama disease (Fusarium wilt TR4), which threatens production worldwide. Climate change impacts rainfall patterns and temperature, affecting yields. Sustainable farming practices, disease-resistant varieties, and improved water management are crucial for maintaining production levels. Organic and fair-trade banana production continues to expand.

🔮 Market Outlook

Global banana production is projected to continue growing, driven by population increase and rising demand in emerging markets. Asian producers will maintain dominance in volume, while Latin American countries lead export markets. Investment in disease-resistant varieties, climate adaptation, and sustainable practices will determine future production success. The industry must balance productivity with environmental and social sustainability.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which country produces the most bananas in the world?

A: India is the world's largest banana producer with 38,726,000 tonnes projected for 2025, accounting for approximately 25% of global production. China mainland ranks second with 11,641,800 tonnes, followed by Indonesia at 9,415,520 tonnes. India's production has grown 26% since 2018, driven by expanding cultivation and improved farming practices. Most of India's production serves domestic consumption rather than export markets.

Q: How are 2025 banana production forecasts calculated?

A: The 2025 forecasts use Weighted Moving Average (WMA) methodology, assigning 50% weight to 2023 data, 30% to 2022, and 20% to 2021. This is combined with compound annual growth rate (CAGR) analysis to project two-year trends. Countries showing high volatility (over 100% variance) receive conservative estimates based on 3-year median values to ensure realistic projections.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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