Banana production in Gabon
Gabon: Banana production was 17,629 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Banana production in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banana production in Gabon is 17,629, 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 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,000, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,000 | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6,000 | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,700 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 8,000 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,500 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9,000 | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 9,182 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9,395 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 9,605 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9,789 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 10,000 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 10,236 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10,500 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11,000 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 11,500 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 12,000 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 12,351 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12,618 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 12,439 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 12,521 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12,012 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 12,464 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 13,000 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 13,940 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 15,000 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 16,500 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 16,800 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 17,000 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17,242 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 17,485 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 18,213 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 17,647 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 17,406 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17,207 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17,029 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16,885 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17,622 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 17,502 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 17,562 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17,629 | +0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 17,629 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,035, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 17,629 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,861, 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 | 6,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,556 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,470 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,200 | 8,000 | 8,500 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,021 | 9,000 | 11,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,834 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,253 | 16,500 | 18,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,440 | 16,885 | 17,629 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana production recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 18,213 in 2015.
- What is the lowest banana production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Banana production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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