Turkmenistan ranks last in the world in banana consumption

Banana is the undisputed and long-standing leader in world trade among fruits. In addition, banana is one of the most accessible and consumed year-round fruits in many countries around the world. However, EastFruit analysts noticed an interesting phenomenon - Central Asian countries do not seem to like bananas very much. Consumption of these fruits in countries such as Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is relatively low. What is the reason behind this and how many bananas are actually consumed in these countries? The leader in per capita banana consumption among these countries is Kazakhstan. Here, according to our estimates, about 4.5 kg of fresh bananas are consumed annually per resident. Is it a lot or a little? For comparison, the world leader in banana consumption per capita is Uganda with 270 kg of bananas per person per year. This is 60 times more than in Kazakhstan. As a rule, a lot of bananas are consumed by the countries where they are grown ...