Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Banana production
Ethiopia
1.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Banana production over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.27 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 82,680 tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea'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 Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 152 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,446 tonnes | 731,000 tonnes | 660,554 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 185,273 tonnes | 896,200 tonnes | 710,927 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 433,815 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 771,296 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.13 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 122,533 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.27 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 82,680 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for banana production?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th 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.