Brazil vs China: Banana production by region
Brazil
7.05 million tonnes
in 2024
China
11.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
China rank
2nd
Banana production by region over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 11.76 million tonnes against 7.05 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 4.71 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 152 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.72 million tonnes | 84,444 tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.49 million tonnes | 112,945 tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.02 million tonnes | 803,947 tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.63 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.65 million tonnes | 6.56 million tonnes | 83,904 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.87 million tonnes | 11.10 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 6.85 million tonnes | 11.70 million tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production by region, Brazil or China?
- China, at 11.76 million tonnes against 7.05 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production by region between Brazil and China?
- 4.71 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for banana production by region?
- Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Banana production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.