Egypt vs Ethiopia: Banana production
Egypt
1.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia
1.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
21st
Ethiopia rank
23rd
Banana production over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.25 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 61,840 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 23rd of 152 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 564,708 tonnes | 70,446 tonnes | 494,262 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 913,948 tonnes | 185,273 tonnes | 728,675 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.22 million tonnes | 433,815 tonnes | 783,358 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 139,203 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Egypt, at 1.25 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 61,840 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for banana production?
- Egypt ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 23rd 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.