Colombia vs Costa Rica: Banana production
Colombia
2.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica
2.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
13th
Costa Rica rank
14th
Banana production over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.64 million tonnes against 2.63 million tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 8,040 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 152 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 657,544 tonnes | 581,943 tonnes | 75,602 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 951,520 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 244,160 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 45,519 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | 268,456 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.74 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 25,927 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.12 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 191,690 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 104,048 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 2.64 million tonnes against 2.63 million tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 8,040 tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for banana production?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 14th 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.