Paraguay vs Puerto Rico: Banana production
Paraguay
88,870 tonnes
in 2024
Puerto Rico
107,393 tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay rank
63rd
Puerto Rico rank
61st
Banana production over time
- Paraguay
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 107,393 tonnes against 88,870 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 18,523 tonnes.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 63rd and Puerto Rico ranks 61st of 152 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198,222 tonnes | 112,133 tonnes | 86,089 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 240,558 tonnes | 112,376 tonnes | 128,183 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 125,944 tonnes | 95,420 tonnes | 30,524 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 76,775 tonnes | 51,558 tonnes | 25,216 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 53,703 tonnes | 58,521 tonnes | 4,818 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 71,277 tonnes | 89,259 tonnes | 17,982 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 92,712 tonnes | 103,285 tonnes | 10,574 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Paraguay or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 107,393 tonnes against 88,870 tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Paraguay and Puerto Rico?
- 18,523 tonnes, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Puerto Rico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Puerto Rico rank globally for banana production?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd and Puerto Rico ranks 61st 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.