Nigeria vs Tanzania: Banana production by region
Nigeria
6.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
3.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
6th
Tanzania rank
9th
Banana production by region over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.91 million tonnes against 3.27 million tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 3.64 million tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 152 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 million tonnes | 340,340 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.46 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 247,556 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.08 million tonnes | 379,951 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.70 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production by region, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 6.91 million tonnes against 3.27 million tonnes in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production by region between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 3.64 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for banana production by region?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 9th 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.