Bananas production in Papua New Guinea
In 2024 Papua New Guinea produced 1.3 million t of bananas, the 20th largest in the world (0.91% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.3%. The record was 1.3 million t in 2014. Area harvested: 76,416 ha, yield 16.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.3 million t
- World rank
- 20 of 118
- 10-year change
- −3.3%
- Record
- 1.3 million t
- 2014
Bananas in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Papua New Guinea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.91%
- 1.1% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 16.7
- world 23.7 (−30%)
- kg per person
- 120
- world 17.1
- 10-year change
- −3.3%
- world +21%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 2,038,905 | 1.5% |
| 19 | Thailand | 1,298,998 | 0.93% |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 1,272,779 | 0.91% |
| 21 | Egypt | 1,251,943 | 0.90% |
| 22 | Burundi | 1,207,926 | 0.87% |
Map of world production of bananas
Share of the world total; Papua New Guinea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,272,779 | +0.6% | 76,416 | 16.66 |
| 2023 | 1,265,420 | +0.6% | 76,224 | 16.60 |
| 2022 | 1,258,181 | −0.6% | 76,038 | 16.55 |
| 2021 | 1,266,050 | +4.7% | 76,740 | 16.50 |
| 2020 | 1,208,991 | −0.3% | 74,551 | 16.22 |
| 2019 | 1,212,935 | −0.5% | 75,183 | 16.13 |
| 2018 | 1,218,604 | −0.9% | 75,151 | 16.22 |
| 2017 | 1,229,123 | −1.3% | 73,025 | 16.83 |
| 2016 | 1,245,908 | −0.4% | 76,276 | 16.33 |
| 2015 | 1,251,160 | −4.9% | 76,153 | 16.43 |
| 2014 | 1,316,185 | +5.5% | 75,545 | 17.42 |
| 2013 | 1,247,211 | +5.7% | 73,661 | 16.93 |
| 2012 | 1,180,000 | +7.3% | 72,000 | 16.39 |
| 2011 | 1,100,000 | +4.8% | 70,000 | 15.71 |
| 2010 | 1,050,000 | +7.1% | 70,000 | 15.00 |
| 2009 | 980,000 | +1.0% | 70,000 | 14.00 |
| 2008 | 970,000 | +3.2% | 68,000 | 14.26 |
| 2007 | 940,000 | +2.2% | 65,000 | 14.46 |
| 2006 | 920,000 | +2.2% | 63,000 | 14.60 |
| 2005 | 900,000 | +2.3% | 64,000 | 14.06 |
| 2004 | 880,000 | +1.1% | 62,500 | 14.08 |
| 2003 | 870,000 | +1.2% | 62,000 | 14.03 |
| 2002 | 860,000 | +3.4% | 61,000 | 14.10 |
| 2001 | 832,000 | +2.7% | 59,000 | 14.10 |
| 2000 | 810,000 | +2.5% | 57,500 | 14.09 |
| 1999 | 790,000 | +2.8% | 56,000 | 14.11 |
| 1998 | 768,500 | +1.8% | 54,500 | 14.10 |
| 1997 | 755,000 | +2.3% | 53,500 | 14.11 |
| 1996 | 738,000 | +3.9% | 52,000 | 14.19 |
| 1995 | 710,000 | +3.1% | 50,000 | 14.20 |
| 1994 | 688,500 | +3.2% | 48,500 | 14.20 |
| 1993 | 667,000 | +5.5% | 47,000 | 14.19 |
| 1992 | 632,000 | +3.6% | 44,500 | 14.20 |
| 1991 | 610,000 | +1.7% | 43,000 | 14.19 |
| 1990 | 600,000 | +4.3% | 42,000 | 14.29 |
| 1989 | 575,000 | +4.5% | 41,000 | 14.02 |
| 1988 | 550,000 | +10% | 39,200 | 14.03 |
| 1987 | 500,000 | +11% | 37,600 | 13.30 |
| 1986 | 450,000 | −4.3% | 36,800 | 12.23 |
| 1985 | 470,000 | +2.2% | 37,000 | 12.70 |
| 1984 | 460,000 | +2.2% | 36,000 | 12.78 |
| 1983 | 450,000 | −5.2% | 35,600 | 12.64 |
| 1982 | 474,500 | +1.8% | 37,500 | 12.65 |
| 1981 | 466,000 | +1.7% | 36,800 | 12.66 |
| 1980 | 458,000 | +5.9% | 34,600 | 13.24 |
| 1979 | 432,500 | −1.7% | 34,400 | 12.57 |
| 1978 | 440,000 | +3.5% | 34,400 | 12.79 |
| 1977 | 425,000 | −5.6% | 34,000 | 12.50 |
| 1976 | 450,000 | +9.8% | 34,600 | 13.01 |
| 1975 | 410,000 | −7.9% | 34,000 | 12.06 |
| 1974 | 445,000 | +22% | 32,700 | 13.61 |
| 1973 | 365,000 | −6.4% | 30,000 | 12.17 |
| 1972 | 390,000 | +2.0% | 31,200 | 12.50 |
| 1971 | 382,500 | −1.9% | 30,800 | 12.42 |
| 1970 | 390,000 | +2.6% | 31,200 | 12.50 |
| 1969 | 380,000 | +2.0% | 30,000 | 12.67 |
| 1968 | 372,500 | +2.1% | 29,800 | 12.50 |
| 1967 | 365,000 | +7.4% | 27,600 | 13.22 |
| 1966 | 340,000 | +4.6% | 27,200 | 12.50 |
| 1965 | 325,000 | −4.4% | 26,000 | 12.50 |
| 1964 | 340,000 | +3.0% | 27,100 | 12.55 |
| 1963 | 330,000 | +3.1% | 26,300 | 12.55 |
| 1962 | 320,000 | +3.2% | 25,400 | 12.60 |
| 1961 | 310,000 | — | 24,700 | 12.55 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of bananas in Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea produced 1.3 million t in 2024, 0.91% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Papua New Guinea rank in the world for production of bananas?
Papua New Guinea ranked 20th of 118 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 27.0% of the world total.
How has the production of bananas in Papua New Guinea changed?
It fell by 3.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +21% for the world. The record was 1.3 million t in 2014.
What is the yield of bananas in Papua New Guinea?
16.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.3 million t from 76,416 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 Papua New Guinea 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.