How many bananas are eaten worldwide each year?

Q: How many bananas are eaten worldwide each year?

100 billion bananas per year (100,000,000,000). 100 billion. Almost every one you've ever eaten is a genetic clone of the same plant. Source: FAO

100 billion

bananas per year

100,000,000,000 exactly, give or take

100 billion. Almost every one you've ever eaten is a genetic clone of the same plant.SOURCEFAO

Scale check: 100 billion is roughly seconds in 3,000 years.

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