Which Country Eats the Most Bananas?

Based on a comparison of 153 countries in 2021, India ranked the highest in banana consumption with 26,109 kt followed by China and Indonesia. On the other end of the scale was Costa Rica with 1.00 kt, Bahrain with 1.00 kt and Turkmenistan with 1.00 kt.

Total banana consumption reached 100,332 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 3.88 % more than in the previous year and 13.4 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total banana consumption reached an all time high of 100,332 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 16,374 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.07 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 26.0 % of banana consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 45.1 % share while the ten largest countries some 65.5 % in 2021.

Data for more countries are available at Banana Consumption (Total) indicator page.