Costa Rica vs Peru: Banana production
Costa Rica
2.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
2.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
14th
Peru rank
16th
Banana production over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.63 million tonnes against 2.34 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 286,710 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Peru ranks 16th of 152 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.32 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 221,178 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.61 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 240,422 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 2.63 million tonnes against 2.34 million tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 286,710 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for banana production?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Peru ranks 16th 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.