Banana production in Brunei
Brunei: Banana production was 1,988 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Banana production in Brunei, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banana production in Brunei is 1,988 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana production in Brunei peaked at 1,988 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73 tonnes, in 1968.
Brunei ranks 110th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Banana production in Brunei, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 418 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 423 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 426 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 435 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 438 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 311 tonnes | -29.0% |
| 1967 | 318 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 73 tonnes | -77.0% |
| 1969 | 73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 115 tonnes | +57.5% |
| 1971 | 128 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 200 tonnes | +56.2% |
| 1973 | 250 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 250 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 300 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 400 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 500 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 575 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 630 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 735 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 786 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 750 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 800 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 700 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 750 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 730 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 773.14 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 720 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 748.23 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 736.29 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 700 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 500 tonnes | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 506.39 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 522.18 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 520 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 410 tonnes | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 542 tonnes | +32.2% |
| 2001 | 704 tonnes | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 714 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 792 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 771 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 720 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 794 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 756 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 800 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 838.61 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 842.51 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 852.12 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 850 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 965.76 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 1,108 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 1,269 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 1,630 tonnes | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 1,822 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 1,822 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,943 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1,717 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 1,364 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 1,673 tonnes | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 1,881 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 1,988 tonnes | +5.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1,988 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.18 tonnes, 195.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1,988 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17,871 tonnes, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana production in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -77.0% | 318 tonnes | 73 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 323.89 tonnes | 73 tonnes | 438 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 294.3 tonnes | 115 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 720.6 tonnes | 575 tonnes | 800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 613.62 tonnes | 410 tonnes | 773.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 743.16 tonnes | 542 tonnes | 838.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,310 tonnes | 842.51 tonnes | 1,943 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,725 tonnes | 1,364 tonnes | 1,988 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana production in Brunei?
- Banana production in Brunei was 1,988 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana production recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1,988 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest banana production recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 tonnes in 1968.
- How does Brunei rank for banana production?
- Brunei ranks 110th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana production rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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