Bananas production in Timor-Leste
In 2024 Timor-Leste produced 560 t of bananas, the 109th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 38%. The record was 20,500 t in 1976. Area harvested: 932 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 560 t
- World rank
- 109 of 118
- 10-year change
- +38%
- Record
- 20,500 t
- 1976
Bananas in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Timor-Leste compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.6
- world 23.7 (−97%)
- kg per person
- 0.40
- world 17.1
- 10-year change
- +38%
- world +21%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Maldives | 687 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Zambia | 684 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | 560 | 0.00% |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 327 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 320 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of bananas
Share of the world total; Timor-Leste is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 560 | +9.6% | 932 | 0.60 |
| 2023 | 511 | −26% | 856 | 0.60 |
| 2022 | 689 | −47% | 1,140 | 0.60 |
| 2021 | 1,290 | +150% | 2,204 | 0.59 |
| 2020 | 515 | +13% | 854 | 0.60 |
| 2019 | 456 | +14% | 594 | 0.77 |
| 2018 | 399 | −1.7% | 498 | 0.80 |
| 2017 | 406 | −10.0% | 909 | 0.45 |
| 2016 | 451 | +4.9% | 573 | 0.79 |
| 2015 | 430 | +5.7% | 821 | 0.52 |
| 2014 | 407 | −21% | 482 | 0.84 |
| 2013 | 516 | +3.8% | 416 | 1.24 |
| 2012 | 497 | +6.2% | 238 | 2.09 |
| 2011 | 468 | −34% | 129 | 3.63 |
| 2010 | 710 | 0.0% | 143 | 4.97 |
| 2009 | 710 | 0.0% | 142 | 5.00 |
| 2008 | 710 | −29% | 142 | 5.00 |
| 2007 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 140 | 7.14 |
| 2006 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 86 | 11.63 |
| 2005 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 75 | 13.33 |
| 2004 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 66 | 15.15 |
| 2003 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 60 | 16.67 |
| 2002 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 55 | 18.18 |
| 2001 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 20.00 |
| 2000 | 1,000 | +23% | 45 | 22.22 |
| 1999 | 810 | −67% | 48 | 16.88 |
| 1998 | 2,419 | −25% | 65 | 37.22 |
| 1997 | 3,215 | −24% | 150 | 21.43 |
| 1996 | 4,258 | −7.7% | 100 | 42.58 |
| 1995 | 4,612 | −32% | 159 | 29.01 |
| 1994 | 6,763 | +322% | 245 | 27.60 |
| 1993 | 1,602 | −65% | 41 | 39.07 |
| 1992 | 4,600 | −8.0% | 150 | 30.67 |
| 1991 | 5,000 | −11% | 145 | 34.48 |
| 1990 | 5,600 | +40% | 180 | 31.11 |
| 1989 | 4,000 | +5.3% | 150 | 26.67 |
| 1988 | 3,800 | −24% | 150 | 25.33 |
| 1987 | 5,000 | +25% | 150 | 33.33 |
| 1986 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 150 | 26.67 |
| 1985 | 4,000 | −33% | 150 | 26.67 |
| 1984 | 6,000 | −40% | 200 | 30.00 |
| 1983 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 300 | 33.33 |
| 1982 | 10,000 | −25% | 350 | 28.57 |
| 1981 | 13,300 | −20% | 450 | 29.56 |
| 1980 | 16,600 | +2.5% | 550 | 30.18 |
| 1979 | 16,200 | +4.5% | 550 | 29.45 |
| 1978 | 15,500 | −11% | 500 | 31.00 |
| 1977 | 17,500 | −15% | 600 | 29.17 |
| 1976 | 20,500 | +2.5% | 650 | 31.54 |
| 1975 | 20,000 | +8.1% | 650 | 30.77 |
| 1974 | 18,500 | −2.1% | 600 | 30.83 |
| 1973 | 18,900 | +2.1% | 600 | 31.50 |
| 1972 | 18,510 | +2.2% | 600 | 30.85 |
| 1971 | 18,120 | +2.0% | 600 | 30.20 |
| 1970 | 17,760 | +1.9% | 600 | 29.60 |
| 1969 | 17,430 | +1.9% | 600 | 29.05 |
| 1968 | 17,100 | +2.0% | 570 | 30.00 |
| 1967 | 16,770 | +1.8% | 550 | 30.49 |
| 1966 | 16,470 | −0.2% | 550 | 29.95 |
| 1965 | 16,500 | +3.1% | 550 | 30.00 |
| 1964 | 16,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 32.00 |
| 1963 | 16,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 32.00 |
| 1962 | 16,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 32.00 |
| 1961 | 16,000 | — | 500 | 32.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of bananas in Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste produced 560 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Timor-Leste rank in the world for production of bananas?
Timor-Leste ranked 109th of 118 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 27.0% of the world total.
How has the production of bananas in Timor-Leste changed?
It rose by 38% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +21% for the world. The record was 20,500 t in 1976.
What is the yield of bananas in Timor-Leste?
0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (560 t from 932 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 Timor-Leste 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.