Egypt vs Thailand: Banana production
Egypt
1.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
21st
Thailand rank
19th
Banana production over time
- Egypt
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.30 million tonnes against 1.25 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 47,060 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Egypt ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 152 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,948 tonnes | 988,333 tonnes | 919,385 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 107,266 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 224,882 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 515,783 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 913,948 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 863,756 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 6,952 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 44,050 tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Egypt or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.30 million tonnes against 1.25 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Egypt and Thailand?
- 47,060 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Thailand rank globally for banana production?
- Egypt ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th 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.