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Where are bananas grown?



We have available data on banana exports dating back to 2007: it may have changed in the meantime and we urge you to have a look at the official FDA website for updated figures.

With that said, banana crop distribution generally doesn't change much from year to year and the following list is probably still very accurate.

What countries do bananas grow in?

Top banana producing nations - 2007
(in million metric tons)
 India 21.77
 China 8.04
 Philippines 7.48
 Brazil 7.10
 Ecuador 6.00
 Indonesia 5.46
 Tanzania 3.50
 Costa Rica 2.08
 Thailand 2.00
 Mexico 1.96
 Burundi 1.60
 Guatemala 1.57
 Vietnam 1.36
 Kenya 1.19
 Bangladesh 1.00
 Honduras 0.91
 Egypt 0.88
 Papua New Guinea 0.87
 Cameroon 0.86
 Uganda 0.62
World total 72.5
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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