Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Banana production
Costa Rica
2.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
2.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
14th
Rwanda rank
15th
Banana production over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.63 million tonnes against 2.44 million tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 192,780 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 152 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 581,943 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 706,221 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 587,510 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.16 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.91 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | 584,773 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.77 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 749,112 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.32 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 99,326 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.61 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 383,454 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Costa Rica or Rwanda?
- Costa Rica, at 2.63 million tonnes against 2.44 million tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 192,780 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for banana production?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 15th 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.