Banana - About the Crop

Area, production and productivity

Bananas and plantains constitute a major staple food crop for millions of people in developing countries.

In 2005, India led the world in banana production, representing approximately 23% of the worldwide crop, most of which was for domestic consumption. This place of pride is achieved from within an area of 15% of the world harvested area under banana. The other four leading banana exporting countries were Ecuador, Costa Rica, Philippines and Colombia, which accounted for about two-thirds of the world's exports, each exporting more than 1 million tonnes.

World and National level area harvested and production of banana is given below.

Country	Area harvested ('000 ha)
Country	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
World	4,088.50	4,120.86	4,297.83	4,423.24	4,468.54	4,455.69
India	470.00	470.00	680.00	680.00	680.00	680.00
Production ('000 tonnes)
World	64,552.37	66,120.11	69,098.50	70,619.60	72,653.44	74,236.89
India	14,140.00	14,210.00	16,820.00	16,820.00	16,820.00	16,820.00

Source: FAOSTAT | © FAO Statistics Division 2006 | 23 December 2006

During 2005-2006 Kerala produced 4,91,823 tonnes of banana from an area of 61,400 ha. The area, production and productivity of banana from the state during 2001-02 to 2004-05 are presented below.

Years	Area harvested (‘000 ha)	Quantity produced (‘000 tonnes)	Yield (tonnes/ha)
2001-02	50.87	375.90	7.39
2002-03	51.81	379.88	7.33
2003-04	55.91	442.22	7.91
2004-05	55.74	425.19	7.63
2005-06	61.40	491.82	8.01
2006-07 (P)	59.14	463.77	7.84

Source: Economic Review, 2004, 2007

Last updated: 21-05-2008

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