Costa Rica vs Kenya: Banana production
Costa Rica
2.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
2.06 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
14th
Kenya rank
17th
Banana production over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.63 million tonnes against 2.06 million tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 568,740 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 17th of 152 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 581,943 tonnes | 400,000 tonnes | 181,943 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.20 million tonnes | 374,180 tonnes | 821,500 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.16 million tonnes | 800,000 tonnes | 364,688 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.91 million tonnes | 847,343 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.77 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 540,258 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.32 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 897,817 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 662,622 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 2.63 million tonnes against 2.06 million tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 568,740 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for banana production?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 17th 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.