Bananas production in Somalia
In 2024 Somalia produced 23,554 t of bananas, the 76th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.9%. The record was 188,500 t in 1972. Area harvested: 1,381 ha, yield 17.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 23,554 t
- World rank
- 76 of 118
- 10-year change
- +0.9%
- Record
- 188,500 t
- 1972
Bananas in Somalia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Somalia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.02% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 17.1
- world 23.7 (−28%)
- kg per person
- 1.24
- world 17.1
- 10-year change
- +0.9%
- world +21%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Portugal | 30,230 | 0.02% |
| 75 | Togo | 25,513 | 0.02% |
| 76 | Somalia | 23,554 | 0.02% |
| 77 | Samoa | 21,853 | 0.02% |
| 78 | Guyana | 21,136 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of bananas
Share of the world total; Somalia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,554 | −0.1% | 1,381 | 17.06 |
| 2023 | 23,570 | −0.0% | 1,382 | 17.05 |
| 2022 | 23,581 | +0.3% | 1,382 | 17.06 |
| 2021 | 23,510 | −0.5% | 1,378 | 17.06 |
| 2020 | 23,618 | +0.0% | 1,384 | 17.07 |
| 2019 | 23,615 | +1.4% | 1,384 | 17.06 |
| 2018 | 23,297 | −3.5% | 1,366 | 17.05 |
| 2017 | 24,141 | +3.1% | 1,415 | 17.06 |
| 2016 | 23,407 | +4.8% | 1,372 | 17.06 |
| 2015 | 22,342 | −4.3% | 1,310 | 17.05 |
| 2014 | 23,339 | −4.9% | 1,368 | 17.06 |
| 2013 | 24,542 | −4.6% | 1,439 | 17.05 |
| 2012 | 25,724 | −4.4% | 1,509 | 17.05 |
| 2011 | 26,906 | −4.2% | 1,579 | 17.04 |
| 2010 | 28,089 | −4.0% | 1,649 | 17.03 |
| 2009 | 29,271 | −3.9% | 1,719 | 17.03 |
| 2008 | 30,453 | −1.6% | 1,790 | 17.01 |
| 2007 | 30,939 | −14% | 1,819 | 17.01 |
| 2006 | 35,871 | −5.6% | 2,112 | 16.98 |
| 2005 | 38,000 | +3.0% | 2,239 | 16.97 |
| 2004 | 36,900 | 0.0% | 2,200 | 16.77 |
| 2003 | 36,900 | 0.0% | 2,200 | 16.77 |
| 2002 | 36,900 | +2.5% | 2,200 | 16.77 |
| 2001 | 36,000 | −14% | 2,120 | 16.98 |
| 2000 | 42,000 | −6.7% | 2,300 | 18.26 |
| 1999 | 45,000 | +13% | 2,642 | 17.03 |
| 1998 | 40,000 | −7.3% | 2,400 | 16.67 |
| 1997 | 43,152 | −3.4% | 2,544 | 16.96 |
| 1996 | 44,656 | +6.3% | 2,631 | 16.97 |
| 1995 | 42,000 | −1.2% | 2,472 | 16.99 |
| 1994 | 42,500 | −23% | 2,500 | 17.00 |
| 1993 | 55,000 | −12% | 3,300 | 16.67 |
| 1992 | 62,656 | −10% | 3,686 | 17.00 |
| 1991 | 70,000 | −36% | 4,200 | 16.67 |
| 1990 | 110,000 | +5.3% | 6,200 | 17.74 |
| 1989 | 104,500 | −9.3% | 6,000 | 17.42 |
| 1988 | 115,200 | +6.7% | 6,400 | 18.00 |
| 1987 | 108,000 | +15% | 6,100 | 17.70 |
| 1986 | 93,900 | +57% | 5,100 | 18.41 |
| 1985 | 60,000 | −3.5% | 2,700 | 22.22 |
| 1984 | 62,200 | −30% | 3,000 | 20.73 |
| 1983 | 88,900 | +13% | 2,800 | 31.75 |
| 1982 | 78,700 | +33% | 2,800 | 28.11 |
| 1981 | 59,000 | −2.3% | 2,900 | 20.34 |
| 1980 | 60,400 | −16% | 2,600 | 23.23 |
| 1979 | 72,200 | +3.6% | 5,800 | 12.45 |
| 1978 | 69,700 | −2.8% | 5,200 | 13.40 |
| 1977 | 71,700 | −26% | 5,200 | 13.79 |
| 1976 | 96,600 | −8.9% | 5,300 | 18.23 |
| 1975 | 106,000 | −33% | 6,200 | 17.10 |
| 1974 | 157,500 | −6.4% | 6,300 | 25.00 |
| 1973 | 168,300 | −11% | 6,800 | 24.75 |
| 1972 | 188,500 | +25% | 6,370 | 29.59 |
| 1971 | 150,800 | +7.5% | 5,670 | 26.60 |
| 1970 | 140,300 | +19% | 4,900 | 28.63 |
| 1969 | 118,100 | +3.3% | 5,050 | 23.39 |
| 1968 | 114,300 | −1.0% | 4,970 | 23.00 |
| 1967 | 115,500 | −8.9% | 4,900 | 23.57 |
| 1966 | 126,800 | −19% | 5,300 | 23.92 |
| 1965 | 157,000 | +12% | 10,700 | 14.67 |
| 1964 | 140,000 | +11% | 9,800 | 14.29 |
| 1963 | 126,000 | +18% | 11,000 | 11.45 |
| 1962 | 107,000 | +9.2% | 12,100 | 8.84 |
| 1961 | 98,000 | — | 11,000 | 8.91 |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 2 t USD 1,000
- Importer rank
- 136 of 139
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of bananas in Somalia?
Somalia produced 23,554 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Somalia rank in the world for production of bananas?
Somalia ranked 76th of 118 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 27.0% of the world total.
How has the production of bananas in Somalia changed?
It rose by 0.9% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +21% for the world. The record was 188,500 t in 1972.
What is the yield of bananas in Somalia?
17.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (23,554 t from 1,381 ha), against a world average of 23.7 t/ha.
Does Somalia export or import bananas?
In 2024 Somalia reported no exports and imports of 2 t (USD 1,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
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 Somalia 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.