In 2023, Brazil was the country with the largest area of bananas harvested, with around 456,522 hectares. Ranking second was Colombia, with a total area of bananas and plantains harvested of 384,803 hectares.
The data provided for the area of bananas harvested includes official figures and:
¹ Area value imputed for Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Venezuela.
² Area value is an estimate for Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The data provided for the area of plantains and cooking bananas harvested includes official figures and:
¹ Area value imputed for Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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FAO. (December 19, 2024). Area of bananas and plantains harvested in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473828/banana-area-harvested-in-latin-america-by-country/
FAO. "Area of bananas and plantains harvested in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. December 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473828/banana-area-harvested-in-latin-america-by-country/
FAO. (2024). Area of bananas and plantains harvested in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473828/banana-area-harvested-in-latin-america-by-country/
FAO. "Area of Bananas and Plantains Harvested in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2023, by Country (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473828/banana-area-harvested-in-latin-america-by-country/
FAO, Area of bananas and plantains harvested in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473828/banana-area-harvested-in-latin-america-by-country/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Area of bananas and plantains harvested in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], FAO, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473828/banana-area-harvested-in-latin-america-by-country/
