Banana Production by Country (2026)
Banana production by country data from 2018-2024 FAO records, paired with modeled 2026 estimates across 117 territories, traces the world banana production landscape. India, China, and Indonesia rank as the largest banana producers by volume, while Ecuador anchors the export-oriented side of the market.
Key Takeaways
- India led global banana output in 2024 with 37,614,362 tonnes, maintaining a dominant market share.
- China remained the second-largest global producer with 11,759,700 tonnes in 2024.
- Ecuador produced 7.59 million tonnes in 2024, making it the key export-oriented supplier outside the top three.
- Incorporates historical FAO coverage alongside dynamic 2026 market projections.
Banana Production: 2024 Market Overview
In 2024, India led banana production in the listed countries with 37.6 million tonnes, equal to about 27% of the dataset total. China followed with 11.8 million tonnes, while Indonesia produced 9.26 million tonnes.
The map shows Asia and Latin America as the main banana-producing regions, with the full country ranking below.
Banana Production by Country (2024 FAO Data)
Latest FAO Production Snapshot
The latest FAO year separates large domestic producers from trade-oriented suppliers. India, China, and Indonesia led by production volume in 2024, while Ecuador remained the most important country in the table for export-oriented banana supply.
Regional Production Patterns
The banana ranking separates large domestic producers from export-oriented suppliers. India and China dominate production volume, while Ecuador's 7.59 million tonnes gives it a central role in traded banana supply.
- Asia: India accounted for about 27% of listed 2024 output, and China added another 8.4%. Both markets are mainly shaped by domestic demand, so production leadership does not automatically imply export leadership.
- Latin America: Ecuador produced 7.59 million tonnes, ahead of Guatemala at 2.84 million tonnes. Ecuador remains the key country to watch for export availability and cold-chain logistics.
- Africa: Angola reached 5.21 million tonnes, while Tanzania produced 3.27 million tonnes and Rwanda produced 2.44 million tonnes. These figures point to strong regional food demand as well as gradual commercialization.
Notable Mid-Tier Producers
Brazil remained a top-five producer with 7.05 million tonnes, while Kenya reached 2.06 million tonnes.
Risks & Yield Pressures
Banana production faces weather risk, input costs, and disease pressure. Panama disease and Fusarium wilt TR4 are especially important for commercial supply chains, so forecasts avoid extending short-term gains too aggressively in volatile country series.
2026 Outlook & Forecast Notes
The 2026 estimates keep India, China, and Indonesia at the top of the production table. Ecuador remains below the largest domestic producers by volume, but it is still one of the most important countries for internationally traded bananas.
- India: Estimated at 40 million tonnes by 2026, reflecting continued growth from the 2021-2024 trend.
- China: Estimated at 11.8 million tonnes by 2026, broadly in line with its recent production level.
- Indonesia: Estimated at 9.64 million tonnes by 2026, with moderate growth from its recent base.
- Ecuador: Estimated at 7.78 million tonnes by 2026, keeping it among the largest producers and a key export supplier.
Banana Production by Country: 2018-2024 Data and 2026 Estimates
| # |
Country
|
2026 (est.)
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
39,992,638 | 37,614,362 | 36,614,000 | 34,528,000 | 33,062,000 | 32,597,000 | 30,460,000 | 30,808,000 |
| 2 |
|
11,769,749 | 11,759,700 | 11,702,800 | 11,776,800 | 11,724,200 | 11,513,000 | 11,655,700 | 11,221,700 |
| 3 |
|
9,643,796 | 9,260,387 | 9,335,232 | 9,245,427 | 8,741,147 | 8,182,756 | 7,280,659 | 7,264,379 |
| 4 |
|
7,782,723 | 7,585,653 | 7,198,482 | 6,122,744 | 6,717,424 | 6,023,390 | 6,583,477 | 6,505,635 |
| 5 |
|
7,143,317 | 7,046,345 | 6,901,079 | 6,923,179 | 6,803,350 | 6,593,437 | 6,831,874 | 6,723,590 |
| 6 |
|
6,510,018 | 6,907,142 | 6,361,501 | 7,235,555 | 7,388,610 | 5,583,830 | 4,911,305 | 4,326,600 |
| 7 |
|
5,565,613 | 5,641,130 | 5,871,408 | 5,899,705 | 5,942,215 | 5,955,311 | 6,049,601 | 6,144,374 |
| 8 |
|
5,636,387 | 5,213,106 | 4,893,686 | 4,589,099 | 4,345,799 | 4,204,538 | 4,036,959 | 3,954,036 |
| 9 |
|
3,236,096 | 3,269,970 | 3,230,486 | 3,274,599 | 3,304,824 | 3,112,036 | 3,406,936 | 3,395,499 |
| 10 |
|
2,855,513 | 2,843,487 | 3,049,707 | 4,475,123 | 4,649,527 | 4,055,498 | 3,911,126 | 4,207,229 |
| 11 |
|
2,836,955 | 2,670,291 | 2,642,338 | 2,593,025 | 2,405,891 | 2,464,171 | 2,399,490 | 2,354,479 |
| 12 |
|
2,822,829 | 2,640,250 | 2,639,388 | 2,493,422 | 2,348,200 | 2,267,520 | 2,194,247 | 2,087,275 |
| 13 |
|
2,747,704 | 2,638,064 | 2,554,287 | 2,521,733 | 2,413,769 | 2,399,607 | 2,914,419 | 2,567,169 |
| 14 |
|
2,677,598 | 2,630,020 | 2,770,877 | 2,453,295 | 2,570,333 | 2,623,168 | 2,249,400 | 2,595,229 |
| 15 |
|
2,562,984 | 2,437,236 | 2,308,790 | 2,208,468 | 2,143,865 | 2,032,072 | 1,848,230 | 1,769,697 |
| 16 |
|
2,385,132 | 2,343,311 | 2,414,868 | 2,424,180 | 2,337,153 | 2,326,085 | 2,252,172 | 2,194,858 |
| 17 |
|
2,024,908 | 2,061,285 | 1,778,804 | 2,052,600 | 1,985,254 | 1,856,659 | 1,715,770 | 1,414,176 |
| 18 |
|
2,172,514 | 2,038,905 | 1,655,085 | 1,397,442 | 1,262,834 | 1,233,462 | 1,209,268 | 1,175,710 |
| 19 |
|
1,277,721 | 1,298,998 | 1,299,526 | 1,287,522 | 1,328,295 | 1,360,670 | 1,297,590 | 1,265,420 |
| 20 |
|
1,272,139 | 1,272,779 | 1,265,420 | 1,258,181 | 1,266,050 | 1,208,991 | 1,212,935 | 1,218,604 |
| 21 |
|
1,323,420 | 1,251,943 | 1,358,113 | 1,212,568 | 1,185,148 | 1,347,000 | 1,330,280 | 1,292,812 |
| 22 |
|
1,092,992 | 1,207,926 | 1,099,953 | 1,073,758 | 1,301,443 | 917,298 | 1,179,759 | 1,654,955 |
| 23 |
|
1,267,189 | 1,190,101 | 1,117,165 | 1,354,827 | 1,098,312 | 898,355 | 539,443 | 519,164 |
| 24 |
|
1,286,895 | 1,131,259 | 1,077,474 | 935,429 | 864,849 | 740,344 | 810,829 | 759,529 |
| 25 |
|
961,850 | 952,279 | 946,863 | 947,119 | 934,178 | 923,938 | 918,562 | 913,217 |
| 26 |
|
910,167 | 875,000 | 930,240 | 997,244 | 883,455 | 728,133 | 548,323 | 498,888 |
| 27 |
|
815,730 | 813,560 | 840,362 | 826,179 | 826,151 | 817,908 | 833,309 | 810,347 |
| 28 |
|
812,702 | 811,021 | 809,731 | 808,443 | 807,157 | 805,873 | 804,591 | 803,310 |
| 29 |
|
766,534 | 805,353 | 838,963 | 888,175 | 910,699 | 948,175 | 1,016,868 | 1,017,363 |
| 30 |
|
816,118 | 766,200 | 861,040 | 737,470 | 728,200 | 893,000 | 761,602 | 970,985 |
| 31 |
|
598,788 | 629,820 | 564,415 | 524,896 | 500,983 | 200,487 | 196,421 | 196,421 |
| 32 |
|
626,116 | 550,869 | 564,054 | 562,951 | 362,359 | 585,929 | 636,153 | 671,663 |
| 33 |
|
516,761 | 534,243 | 514,636 | 483,585 | 536,522 | 625,981 | 499,600 | 270,000 |
| 34 |
|
537,576 | 533,896 | 547,199 | 528,550 | 532,767 | 527,948 | 508,615 | 636,973 |
| 35 |
|
499,455 | 430,925 | 428,789 | 502,069 | 351,574 | 322,915 | 416,169 | 444,879 |
| 36 |
|
428,940 | 421,320 | 467,260 | 348,870 | 409,110 | 420,140 | 398,720 | 386,230 |
| 37 |
|
401,347 | 399,940 | 401,029 | 400,343 | 398,447 | 404,297 | 398,286 | 392,759 |
| 38 |
|
355,930 | 387,740 | 371,398 | 466,534 | 459,508 | 535,000 | 505,000 | 495,000 |
| 39 |
|
363,713 | 387,690 | 369,067 | 393,709 | 419,436 | 423,633 | 365,000 | 371,520 |
| 40 |
|
423,092 | 383,285 | 404,670 | 317,534 | 318,338 | 254,161 | 278,890 | 254,403 |
| 41 |
|
358,789 | 374,923 | 377,903 | 400,000 | 410,000 | 330,000 | 200,000 | 175,759 |
| 42 |
|
350,095 | 368,735 | 374,251 | 374,033 | 402,982 | 372,433 | 310,160 | 373,931 |
| 43 |
|
343,857 | 341,390 | 333,362 | 351,480 | 337,144 | 359,600 | 342,629 | 356,238 |
| 44 |
|
340,323 | 335,444 | 343,203 | 330,601 | 330,253 | 313,811 | 325,447 | 330,957 |
| 45 |
|
336,081 | 325,400 | 313,638 | 300,998 | 298,072 | 271,404 | 252,376 | 229,286 |
| 46 |
|
321,618 | 311,166 | 291,807 | 215,570 | 141,975 | 150,921 | 135,660 | 135,056 |
| 47 |
|
298,256 | 310,110 | 309,192 | 334,537 | 336,138 | 340,958 | 349,924 | 319,950 |
| 48 |
|
304,629 | 301,638 | 305,525 | 308,181 | 300,871 | 301,162 | 301,255 | 305,950 |
| 49 |
|
263,313 | 264,881 | 265,916 | 261,908 | 266,820 | 269,019 | 249,883 | 281,559 |
| 50 |
|
231,178 | 231,171 | 230,793 | 231,602 | 231,120 | 229,656 | 234,028 | 229,675 |
| 51 |
|
202,929 | 210,920 | 212,460 | 225,530 | 228,900 | 212,140 | 206,870 | 190,750 |
| 52 |
|
210,135 | 197,001 | 192,000 | 183,000 | 173,000 | 153,000 | 144,000 | 135,000 |
| 53 |
|
177,000 | 177,082 | 176,896 | 176,710 | 177,009 | 176,890 | 176,605 | 176,530 |
| 54 |
|
142,481 | 155,957 | 86,605 | 237,354 | 241,978 | 263,405 | 283,047 | 271,925 |
| 55 |
|
142,932 | 142,551 | 142,847 | 142,660 | 142,147 | 143,734 | 142,100 | 140,606 |
| 56 |
|
136,697 | 135,448 | 133,931 | 132,800 | 132,142 | 123,395 | 116,300 | 109,242 |
| 57 |
|
135,299 | 135,294 | 135,034 | 135,590 | 135,259 | 134,253 | 137,258 | 134,265 |
| 58 |
|
143,777 | 135,063 | 130,000 | 123,621 | 117,809 | 112,532 | 106,000 | 99,083 |
| 59 |
|
90,208 | 108,834 | 98,773 | 102,628 | 103,855 | 89,585 | 90,616 | - |
| 60 |
|
110,558 | 107,393 | 104,178 | 105,000 | 100,749 | 99,106 | 99,383 | 101,267 |
| 61 |
|
84,583 | 88,871 | 89,732 | 93,000 | 97,470 | 94,486 | 89,996 | 75,868 |
| 62 |
|
86,096 | 86,254 | 86,100 | 85,946 | 86,329 | 85,924 | 85,985 | 86,062 |
| 63 |
|
72,032 | 85,072 | 67,220 | 86,210 | 99,467 | 92,635 | 85,603 | 82,081 |
| 64 |
|
80,308 | 80,029 | 79,655 | 80,771 | 79,666 | 77,513 | 75,360 | 73,207 |
| 65 |
|
65,974 | 62,998 | 70,369 | 72,848 | 64,732 | 62,257 | 63,653 | 66,381 |
| 66 |
|
60,186 | 59,515 | 59,094 | 58,674 | 58,088 | 58,211 | 57,870 | 58,016 |
| 67 |
|
64,074 | 58,438 | 62,524 | 45,246 | 44,925 | 32,976 | 32,803 | 35,456 |
| 68 |
|
56,549 | 57,240 | 59,000 | 60,000 | 59,950 | 60,392 | 60,914 | 61,717 |
| 69 |
|
47,462 | 46,922 | 47,118 | 46,365 | 46,046 | 46,000 | 36,000 | 56,000 |
| 70 |
|
39,897 | 40,600 | 44,874 | 44,719 | 44,962 | 65,151 | 79,638 | 96,881 |
| 71 |
|
39,947 | 38,625 | 37,500 | 36,000 | 35,500 | 36,500 | 31,422 | 30,000 |
| 72 |
|
36,498 | 34,585 | 35,703 | 22,400 | 22,200 | 20,320 | 35,703 | 34,585 |
| 73 |
|
31,435 | 31,434 | 31,389 | 31,485 | 31,427 | 31,254 | 31,776 | 31,251 |
| 74 |
|
32,698 | 30,363 | 28,400 | 27,000 | 17,000 | 14,500 | 16,000 | 14,231 |
| 75 |
|
34,174 | 30,230 | 30,980 | 28,460 | 24,990 | 26,300 | 27,100 | 22,650 |
| 76 |
|
25,671 | 25,513 | 25,361 | 25,207 | 25,119 | 24,552 | 24,464 | 24,379 |
| 77 |
|
23,594 | 23,554 | 23,570 | 23,581 | 23,510 | 23,618 | 23,615 | 23,297 |
| 78 |
|
21,871 | 21,853 | 22,203 | 21,484 | 21,873 | 23,251 | 23,000 | 22,727 |
| 79 |
|
22,585 | 21,136 | 19,011 | 18,687 | 17,625 | 17,205 | 17,134 | 16,802 |
| 80 |
|
21,042 | 20,973 | 21,024 | 20,995 | 20,900 | 21,178 | 20,908 | 20,613 |
| 81 |
|
19,575 | 20,054 | 15,535 | 13,673 | 15,396 | 9,848 | 12,208 | 17,249 |
| 82 |
|
19,153 | 19,038 | 18,432 | 18,427 | 18,417 | 18,447 | 18,447 | 18,265 |
| 83 |
|
18,133 | 17,871 | 17,717 | 17,556 | 17,325 | 17,122 | 16,907 | 16,690 |
| 84 |
|
17,588 | 17,629 | 17,563 | 17,502 | 17,622 | 16,885 | 17,029 | 17,207 |
| 85 |
|
13,179 | 13,388 | 12,365 | 10,097 | 7,586 | 8,763 | 5,086 | 4,888 |
| 86 |
|
11,527 | 11,535 | 11,537 | 11,524 | 11,544 | 11,543 | 11,486 | 11,602 |
| 87 |
|
11,641 | 10,843 | 11,246 | 9,830 | 9,638 | 7,952 | 7,266 | 7,333 |
| 88 |
|
10,535 | 10,541 | 10,570 | 10,502 | 10,551 | 10,394 | 10,302 | 10,197 |
| 89 |
|
8,754 | 8,718 | 8,743 | 8,732 | 8,679 | 8,818 | 8,699 | 8,520 |
| 90 |
|
7,421 | 7,412 | 7,391 | 7,370 | 7,376 | 7,285 | 7,250 | 7,240 |
| 91 |
|
6,330 | 5,870 | 6,530 | 5,870 | 5,510 | 6,070 | 5,340 | 5,790 |
| 92 |
|
5,162 | 5,374 | 5,601 | 5,940 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,002 | 6,293 |
| 93 |
|
3,531 | 3,903 | 4,162 | 4,628 | 4,930 | 5,553 | 6,631 | 7,509 |
| 94 |
|
3,750 | 3,586 | 4,036 | 4,910 | 7,945 | 6,241 | 24,820 | 48,835 |
| 95 |
|
3,504 | 3,561 | 3,539 | 3,517 | 3,625 | 3,474 | 3,452 | 3,950 |
| 96 |
|
3,214 | 3,246 | 3,273 | 3,303 | 3,325 | 3,370 | 3,411 | 3,295 |
| 97 |
|
1779 | 2,860 | 1258 | 1428 | 3,804 | 3,379 | 1773 | - |
| 98 |
|
3,493 | 2,844 | 3,759 | 7,015 | 6,009 | 9,651 | 16,182 | 19,143 |
| 99 |
|
1413 | 2,351 | 1332 | 197 | 142 | 145 | 121 | 214 |
| 100 |
|
2,169 | 2,211 | 1936 | 1879 | 2049 | 2,364 | 2,160 | 1967 |
| 101 |
|
1906 | 2050 | 2,349 | 2,139 | 3,174 | 3,150 | 3,754 | 2,762 |
| 102 |
|
2040 | 2041 | 2041 | 2041 | 2042 | 2042 | 2041 | 2040 |
| 103 |
|
2015 | 2016 | 2012 | 2008 | 2014 | 2012 | 1999 | 1992 |
| 104 |
|
2,290 | 1988 | 1881 | 1673 | 1364 | 1717 | 1943 | 1822 |
| 105 |
|
1688 | 1502 | 2,159 | 2,558 | 3,253 | 2,458 | 3,779 | 5,030 |
| 106 |
|
1181 | 1090 | 1380 | 1480 | 1470 | 4,790 | 4,840 | 4,450 |
| 107 |
|
876 | 981 | 826 | 259 | 1305 | 1114 | 966 | 961 |
| 108 |
|
819 | 817 | 817 | 818 | 815 | 828 | 830 | 819 |
| 109 |
|
543 | 687 | 512 | 217 | 157 | 242 | 220 | 334 |
| 110 |
|
678 | 684 | 685 | 687 | 695 | 705 | 705 | 702 |
| 111 |
|
560 | 560 | 511 | 689 | 1290 | 515 | 457 | 399 |
| 112 |
|
339 | 327 | 320 | 259 | 261 | 700 | 278 | 278 |
| 113 |
|
320 | 320 | 319 | 319 | 320 | 319 | 316 | 316 |
| 114 |
|
296 | 294 | 294 | 289 | 289 | 288 | 288 | 287 |
| 115 |
|
309 | 283 | 282 | 266 | 243 | 211 | 288 | 317 |
| 116 |
|
237 | 235 | 235 | 237 | 233 | 235 | 243 | 221 |
| 117 |
|
82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
| 118 |
|
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
| 119 |
|
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | - |
| 120 |
|
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| 121 |
|
3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 122 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 |
|
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Which country produced the most bananas in 2024?
A: Based on 2024 data, India is the world's largest banana producer in this dataset with 37,614,362 tonnes, equal to about 27% of listed production. China ranks second with 11,759,700 tonnes, followed by Indonesia at 9,260,387 tonnes. India's output has increased since 2018, which keeps it at the center of the 2024 ranking.
Q: Is the largest banana producer also the largest banana exporter?
A: Not necessarily. India leads banana production by volume, but much of its crop is consumed domestically. Ecuador produces less than India, China, and Indonesia, yet it remains one of the most important countries for internationally traded bananas.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
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Updated: 28.05.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL
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