Banana production in Gabon
Gabon: Banana production was 17,629 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17,629 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 152 countries
All-time high
18,213 tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
5,000 tonnes
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana production in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 17,629 tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana production in Gabon peaked at 18,213 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,000 tonnes, in 1965.
That places Gabon 88th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana production in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,000 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 6,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,700 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 8,000 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,500 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 8,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 9,182 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9,395 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 9,605 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9,789 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 10,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 10,236 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10,500 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11,000 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 11,500 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 12,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 12,351 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12,618 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 12,439 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 12,521 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12,012 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 12,464 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 13,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 13,940 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 15,000 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 16,500 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 16,800 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 17,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17,242 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 17,485 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 18,213 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 17,647 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 17,406 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17,207 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17,029 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16,885 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17,622 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 17,502 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 17,562 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17,629 tonnes | +0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 17,629 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,035 tonnes, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 17,629 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,861 tonnes, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana production in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -25.0% | 8,000 tonnes | 6,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,556 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 10,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,470 tonnes | 6,000 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,200 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes | 8,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,021 tonnes | 9,000 tonnes | 11,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,834 tonnes | 12,000 tonnes | 15,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,253 tonnes | 16,500 tonnes | 18,213 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,440 tonnes | 16,885 tonnes | 17,629 tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana production in Gabon?
- Banana production in Gabon was 17,629 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 18,213 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest banana production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Gabon rank for banana production?
- Gabon ranks 88th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana production rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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