Most Banana Production
Most Banana Production: the dated top ten, the source and what this tonnes of bananas, excluding plantains comparison tells us.
In this 2024 source snapshot, India has the highest reported value among eligible entries: 37,614,360.00. China follows at 11,759,700.00. The unit is tonnes of bananas, excluding plantains.
About the data
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 136 eligible observations. Among supported countries and separately reported territories with data. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
| Country | Value |
|---|---|
| India | 37,614,360 |
| China | 11,759,700 |
| Indonesia | 9,260,387 |
| Ecuador | 7,585,653 |
| Brazil | 7,046,345 |
| Nigeria | 6,907,142.5 |
| Philippines | 5,641,130 |
| Angola | 5,213,106 |
| Tanzania | 3,269,969.5 |
| Guatemala | 2,843,486.8 |
What the numbers mean
Bananas grown for domestic consumption count here just as exported bananas do. That helps explain why a production table can differ from the countries seen on supermarket labels. Plantains belong to a separate crop series in this comparison. Combining the two would produce a different ranking.
Where the top ten ends
The tenth entry is Guatemala at 2,843,486.80. This is a cutoff within the published comparison, not evidence that countries outside the table have no production. The date and coverage are part of the answer: updating the source or changing the eligible territories can change who appears.
Source and method
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 136 eligible observations. Among supported countries and separately reported territories with data. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
Source: Our World in Data