Brazil vs Indonesia: Banana production
Brazil
7.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
9.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Indonesia rank
3rd
Banana production over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 9.26 million tonnes against 7.05 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 2.21 million tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 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 Indonesia ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.72 million tonnes | 914,778 tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.49 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.02 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.63 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 2.66 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.65 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.87 million tonnes | 6.94 million tonnes | 75,738 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 6.85 million tonnes | 8.95 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 9.26 million tonnes against 7.05 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 2.21 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for banana production?
- Brazil ranks 5th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.