Bananas production in Cook Islands
In 2024 Cook Islands produced 10 t of bananas, the 117th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 57%. The record was 3,800 t in 1971. Area harvested: 3 ha, yield 3.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 10 t
- World rank
- 117 of 118
- 10-year change
- −57%
- Record
- 3,800 t
- 1971
Bananas in Cook Islands, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cook Islands compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.3
- world 23.7 (−86%)
- kg per person
- 0.73
- world 17.1
- 10-year change
- −57%
- world +21%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Niue | 82 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Japan | 18 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Cook Islands | 10 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of bananas
Share of the world total; Cook Islands is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.33 |
| 2023 | 10 | −9.1% | 3 | 3.33 |
| 2022 | 11 | +22% | 4 | 2.75 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2020 | 9 | −36% | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2019 | 14 | +180% | 5 | 2.80 |
| 2018 | 5 | −29% | 2 | 2.50 |
| 2017 | 7 | −36% | 3 | 2.33 |
| 2016 | 11 | −35% | 4 | 2.75 |
| 2015 | 17 | −26% | 5 | 3.40 |
| 2014 | 23 | −18% | 6 | 3.83 |
| 2013 | 28 | −9.7% | 7 | 4.00 |
| 2012 | 31 | −11% | 8 | 3.88 |
| 2011 | 35 | −17% | 9 | 3.89 |
| 2010 | 42 | −16% | 10 | 4.20 |
| 2009 | 50 | −14% | 13 | 3.85 |
| 2008 | 58 | −3.3% | 15 | 3.87 |
| 2007 | 60 | 0.0% | 15 | 4.00 |
| 2006 | 60 | +50% | 15 | 4.00 |
| 2005 | 40 | −20% | 10 | 4.00 |
| 2004 | 50 | −67% | 12 | 4.17 |
| 2003 | 150 | −25% | 35 | 4.29 |
| 2002 | 200 | −16% | 50 | 4.00 |
| 2001 | 239 | +8.6% | 60 | 3.98 |
| 2000 | 220 | −1.3% | 57 | 3.86 |
| 1999 | 223 | −3.0% | 58 | 3.84 |
| 1998 | 230 | −8.0% | 65 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 250 | 0.0% | 68 | 3.68 |
| 1996 | 250 | −22% | 70 | 3.57 |
| 1995 | 320 | +28% | 75 | 4.27 |
| 1994 | 250 | +67% | 50 | 5.00 |
| 1993 | 150 | −25% | 20 | 7.50 |
| 1992 | 200 | −20% | 30 | 6.67 |
| 1991 | 250 | −50% | 50 | 5.00 |
| 1990 | 500 | −33% | 100 | 5.00 |
| 1989 | 750 | 0.0% | 150 | 5.00 |
| 1988 | 750 | −6.3% | 179 | 4.19 |
| 1987 | 800 | −20% | 190 | 4.21 |
| 1986 | 1,000 | −60% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1985 | 2,500 | +32% | 200 | 12.50 |
| 1984 | 1,900 | +90% | 200 | 9.50 |
| 1983 | 1,000 | −58% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1982 | 2,400 | −20% | 250 | 9.60 |
| 1981 | 3,000 | +25% | 250 | 12.00 |
| 1980 | 2,400 | +476% | 250 | 9.60 |
| 1979 | 417 | +16% | 193 | 2.16 |
| 1978 | 360 | +67% | 193 | 1.87 |
| 1977 | 216 | −64% | 193 | 1.12 |
| 1976 | 605 | −55% | 110 | 5.50 |
| 1975 | 1,331 | −26% | 110 | 12.10 |
| 1974 | 1,800 | −14% | 193 | 9.33 |
| 1973 | 2,100 | +62% | 162 | 12.96 |
| 1972 | 1,300 | −66% | 195 | 6.67 |
| 1971 | 3,800 | +73% | 300 | 12.67 |
| 1970 | 2,200 | +47% | 260 | 8.46 |
| 1969 | 1,500 | +317% | 200 | 7.50 |
| 1968 | 360 | −35% | 160 | 2.25 |
| 1967 | 550 | +49% | 150 | 3.67 |
| 1966 | 370 | −18% | 124 | 2.98 |
| 1965 | 450 | +4.7% | 150 | 3.00 |
| 1964 | 430 | +30% | 130 | 3.31 |
| 1963 | 330 | 0.0% | 100 | 3.30 |
| 1962 | 330 | +3.1% | 100 | 3.30 |
| 1961 | 320 | — | 100 | 3.20 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of bananas in Cook Islands?
Cook Islands produced 10 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cook Islands rank in the world for production of bananas?
Cook Islands ranked 117th of 118 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 27.0% of the world total.
How has the production of bananas in Cook Islands changed?
It fell by 57% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +21% for the world. The record was 3,800 t in 1971.
What is the yield of bananas in Cook Islands?
3.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (10 t from 3 ha), against a world average of 23.7 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Cook Islands is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.