Total banana consumption fell 4.40% to 673 kt in Italy in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total banana consumption in Italy reached an all time high of 704 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 96.5 kt in 1964. When compared to Italy's main peers, total banana consumption in Austria amounted to 133 kt, 706 kt in France, 24.0 kt in Slovenia and 99.0 kt in Switzerland in 2021.
Italy has been ranked 30th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of total banana consumption, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Banana Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | kt | 100 | 103 | 105 | 107 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 91.0 | 152 | 122 | 171 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | kt | 50.0 | 55.0 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 68.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 264 | 279 | 385 | 439 | 629 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 966 | 982 | 1,021 | 962 | 970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | 38.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 648 | 668 | 691 | 695 | 655 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | 26.0 | 28.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 297 | 324 | 314 | 311 | 310 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 86.0 | 89.0 | 91.0 | 94.0 | 94.0 |
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