Puerto Rico vs Yemen: Banana production
Puerto Rico
107,393 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
135,448 tonnes
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
61st
Yemen rank
58th
Banana production over time
- Puerto Rico
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 135,448 tonnes against 107,393 tonnes in Puerto Rico, a difference of 28,055 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 58th of 152 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112,133 tonnes | 13,102 tonnes | 99,032 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 112,376 tonnes | 18,192 tonnes | 94,183 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 95,420 tonnes | 34,168 tonnes | 61,252 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 51,558 tonnes | 72,176 tonnes | 20,617 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 58,521 tonnes | 105,162 tonnes | 46,641 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 89,259 tonnes | 121,961 tonnes | 32,702 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2020s | 103,285 tonnes | 131,543 tonnes | 28,258 tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Puerto Rico or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 135,448 tonnes against 107,393 tonnes in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Puerto Rico and Yemen?
- 28,055 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Yemen rank globally for banana production?
- Puerto Rico ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 58th 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.