List of Top 10 Banana Producing Countries in the World 🍌🍌

The history of the top 10 banana-producing countries. The main BANANAS producing countries in the WORLD. In thousands of tons | 1961 - 2019).

The word banana is thought to be of West African origin, possibly from the Wolof word "banana", and passed into English via Spanish or Portuguese.

For almost 4 decades India is the biggest banana producer in the world. In 2017 it produced more than 30 mln tonnes of bananas.

In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe.