Bananas production in Cuba
In 2024 Cuba produced 155,957 t of bananas, the 54th largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 23%. The record was 454,200 t in 2004. Area harvested: 21,365 ha, yield 7.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 155,957 t
- World rank
- 54 of 118
- 10-year change
- −23%
- Record
- 454,200 t
- 2004
Bananas in Cuba, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cuba compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.11%
- 0.18% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 7.3
- world 23.7 (−69%)
- kg per person
- 14.2
- world 17.1
- 10-year change
- −23%
- world +21%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Israel | 197,001 | 0.14% |
| 53 | Argentina | 177,082 | 0.13% |
| 54 | Cuba | 155,957 | 0.11% |
| 55 | Liberia | 142,551 | 0.10% |
| 56 | Yemen | 135,448 | 0.10% |
Map of world production of bananas
Share of the world total; Cuba is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 155,957 | +80% | 21,365 | 7.30 |
| 2023 | 86,605 | −64% | 13,170 | 6.58 |
| 2022 | 237,354 | −1.9% | 29,982 | 7.92 |
| 2021 | 241,978 | −8.1% | 35,378 | 6.84 |
| 2020 | 263,405 | −6.9% | 36,095 | 7.30 |
| 2019 | 283,047 | +4.1% | 39,841 | 7.10 |
| 2018 | 271,925 | −8.0% | 22,289 | 12.20 |
| 2017 | 295,526 | −0.9% | 24,046 | 12.29 |
| 2016 | 298,081 | +27% | 24,548 | 12.14 |
| 2015 | 234,471 | +15% | 21,775 | 10.77 |
| 2014 | 203,225 | +35% | 14,559 | 13.96 |
| 2013 | 150,336 | −23% | 13,638 | 11.02 |
| 2012 | 195,496 | −22% | 18,135 | 10.78 |
| 2011 | 250,000 | +0.3% | 28,474 | 8.78 |
| 2010 | 249,200 | +1.5% | 27,152 | 9.18 |
| 2009 | 245,400 | −13% | 33,034 | 7.43 |
| 2008 | 280,800 | −27% | 23,413 | 11.99 |
| 2007 | 385,900 | +14% | 28,375 | 13.60 |
| 2006 | 339,517 | +17% | 25,780 | 13.17 |
| 2005 | 289,013 | −36% | 18,610 | 15.53 |
| 2004 | 454,200 | +44% | 33,996 | 13.36 |
| 2003 | 315,400 | +52% | 29,583 | 10.66 |
| 2002 | 206,900 | −35% | 27,136 | 7.62 |
| 2001 | 318,062 | +20% | 29,849 | 10.66 |
| 2000 | 265,587 | +43% | 30,408 | 8.73 |
| 1999 | 185,667 | −1.2% | 24,307 | 7.64 |
| 1998 | 188,000 | +14% | 19,627 | 9.58 |
| 1997 | 164,600 | −24% | 25,670 | 6.41 |
| 1996 | 218,000 | +7.8% | 20,058 | 10.87 |
| 1995 | 202,300 | +9.4% | 22,001 | 9.20 |
| 1994 | 185,000 | −2.1% | 22,752 | 8.13 |
| 1993 | 189,000 | −39% | 20,477 | 9.23 |
| 1992 | 312,142 | +46% | 30,453 | 10.25 |
| 1991 | 213,997 | +9.7% | 13,239 | 16.16 |
| 1990 | 195,000 | +6.8% | 13,200 | 14.77 |
| 1989 | 182,549 | −9.9% | 13,100 | 13.94 |
| 1988 | 202,628 | +22% | 12,500 | 16.21 |
| 1987 | 166,299 | +13% | 12,000 | 13.86 |
| 1986 | 146,915 | −27% | 11,300 | 13.00 |
| 1985 | 201,125 | −8.8% | 10,500 | 19.15 |
| 1984 | 220,536 | +10% | 12,700 | 17.37 |
| 1983 | 199,626 | +4.0% | 12,400 | 16.10 |
| 1982 | 191,877 | +10% | 11,100 | 17.29 |
| 1981 | 173,866 | +20% | 9,900 | 17.56 |
| 1980 | 144,484 | −1.6% | 10,442 | 13.84 |
| 1979 | 146,760 | −1.9% | 10,163 | 14.44 |
| 1978 | 149,677 | +11% | 7,344 | 20.38 |
| 1977 | 134,462 | +11% | 6,184 | 21.74 |
| 1976 | 121,269 | +20% | 4,545 | 26.68 |
| 1975 | 101,393 | +19% | 3,466 | 29.25 |
| 1974 | 85,377 | +11% | 3,407 | 25.06 |
| 1973 | 76,864 | +2.1% | 3,674 | 20.92 |
| 1972 | 75,277 | +33% | 2,335 | 32.24 |
| 1971 | 56,629 | +33% | 1,400 | 40.45 |
| 1970 | 42,685 | +45% | 1,029 | 41.48 |
| 1969 | 29,533 | +9.7% | 3,218 | 9.18 |
| 1968 | 26,931 | +0.6% | 2,092 | 12.87 |
| 1967 | 26,778 | −7.6% | 1,020 | 26.25 |
| 1966 | 28,967 | −20% | 2,000 | 14.48 |
| 1965 | 36,326 | +11% | 3,500 | 10.38 |
| 1964 | 32,723 | −23% | 3,500 | 9.35 |
| 1963 | 42,661 | +3.2% | 4,500 | 9.48 |
| 1962 | 41,342 | +3.4% | 4,500 | 9.19 |
| 1961 | 40,000 | — | 4,500 | 8.89 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of bananas in Cuba?
Cuba produced 155,957 t in 2024, 0.11% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cuba rank in the world for production of bananas?
Cuba ranked 54th of 118 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 27.0% of the world total.
How has the production of bananas in Cuba changed?
It fell by 23% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +21% for the world. The record was 454,200 t in 2004.
What is the yield of bananas in Cuba?
7.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (155,957 t from 21,365 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 Cuba is imputed 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.