China vs Indonesia: Banana production by region
China
11.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
9.26 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
3rd
Banana production by region over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 11.76 million tonnes against 9.26 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 2.50 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,444 tonnes | 914,778 tonnes | 830,333 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 112,945 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 803,947 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2.78 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 195,145 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 6.56 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 11.10 million tonnes | 6.94 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 11.70 million tonnes | 8.95 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production by region, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 11.76 million tonnes against 9.26 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production by region between China and Indonesia?
- 2.50 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for banana production by region?
- China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd 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.