# Almost two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean may no longer be suitable for growing the fruit by 2080, due to the climate crisis. This is according to Christian Aid’s new report titled, Going Bananas: How Climate Change Threatens the World’s Favourite Fruit. Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit, and the fourth most important food crop globally, after wheat, rice and maize. According to the report, rising temperatures, extreme weather and climate-related pests are affecting banana-growing countries such as Guatemala, Costa Rica and Colombia.
Climate change is threatening the future of the world’s most popular fruit, banana