Banana production in Zambia

Banana production in Zambia was 684 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1% from 2023. That is the 108th highest of 140 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes684 Estimated

Change on 2023-0.1%

Rank108th of 140Countries ranked

Series high2,4101971

Series low3801969

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Banana production in Zambia, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	684 Estimated
2023	685 Estimated
2022	687 Estimated
2021	695 Estimated
2020	705 Estimated
2019	705 Estimated
2018	702 Estimated
2017	696 Estimated
2016	687 Estimated
2015	676 Estimated
2014	685 Estimated
2013	680 Estimated
2012	680 Estimated
2011	650 Estimated
2010	720 Estimated
2009	690 Estimated
2008	650 Estimated
2007	693 Estimated
2006	700 Estimated
2005	766 Estimated
2004	900 Estimated
2003	806 Estimated
2002	850 Estimated
2001	800 Estimated
2000	700 Estimated
1999	600 Estimated
1998	500 Estimated
1997	600 Estimated
1996	700 Estimated
1995	600 Estimated
1994	655 Estimated
1993	700 Estimated
1992	600 Estimated
1991	700 Estimated
1990	664 Estimated
1989	650 Estimated
1988	620 Estimated
1987	600 Estimated
1986	600 Estimated
1985	550 Estimated
1984	500 Estimated
1983	500 Estimated
1982	500 Estimated
1981	500 Estimated
1980	500 Estimated
1979	391
1978	419
1977	571
1976	960
1975	1,023
1974	1,510
1973	2,278
1972	2,166
1971	2,410
1970	1,796
1969	380
1968	500 Estimated
1967	500 Estimated
1966	500 Estimated
1965	500 Estimated
1964	500 Estimated
1963	500 Estimated
1962	500 Estimated
1961	500 Estimated

Zambia compared with nearby places

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Banana production, 2024, tonnes. Zambia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by banana production 152 places
EU countries by banana production 27 places

Definition

Quantity of bananas (dessert bananas) produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Plantains and cooking bananas are a separate FAO item and are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510) (Banana production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510), Banana production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/banana-production/zambia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510). Banana production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/banana-production/zambia.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510), Banana production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/banana-production/zambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510): Banana production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/banana-production/zambia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Bananas, production, t (item 486, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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2,410 tonnes in 1971, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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