Total banana consumption fell 7.16% to 311 kt in Australia in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total banana consumption in Australia reached an all time high of 372 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 88.8 kt in 1978. When compared to Australia's main peers, total banana consumption in Indonesia amounted to 8,287 kt, 261 kt in Malaysia, 62.0 kt in New Zealand and 1,165 kt in Papua New Guinea in 2021.
Australia has been ranked 48th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of total banana consumption, 3 places above 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 |
Australia | kt | 227 | 319 | 372 | 337 | 279 | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | kt | 113 | 112 | 108 | 99.0 | 65.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 8,317 | 6,130 | 6,273 | 6,350 | 6,362 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | kt | 255 | 245 | 276 | 263 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | kt | 52.0 | 66.0 | 70.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,084 | 1,123 | 1,156 | 1,188 | 1,120 | |||||||
Philippines | kt | 3,808 | 3,639 | 2,612 | 2,134 | 2,810 | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Thailand | kt | 568 | 562 | 547 | 557 | 728 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | kt | 1,772 | 1,743 | 1,830 | 1,858 | 1,975 |