Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 89.93 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — gross per capita production index number in Central America stood at 89.93.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 135.5 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 78.37, in 2000.
That places Central America 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93.91 | — |
| 1962 | 92.8 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 96.49 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 96.93 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 96.14 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 104.92 | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 106.8 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 124.86 | +16.9% |
| 1969 | 124.85 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 129.12 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 135.5 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 133.5 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 127.91 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 117.64 | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 105.98 | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 110.94 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 112.45 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 114.82 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 111.09 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 110.44 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 105.93 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 113.2 | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 102.07 | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 106.09 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 101.86 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 94.49 | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 105.69 | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 102.28 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 102.17 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 103.74 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 94.66 | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 100.01 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 96.67 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 97.47 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 96.11 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 99.42 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 85.75 | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 84.99 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 82.02 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 78.37 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 84.7 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 85.08 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 88.86 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 93.11 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 90.28 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 88.97 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 91.15 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 88.67 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 83.19 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 90.68 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 94.14 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 97.76 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 98.43 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.22 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.89 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 102.89 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 105.01 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 106.85 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 99.13 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 104.24 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 106.08 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 105.55 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.75 | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 89.93 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.19 | 92.8 | 124.86 | 9 |
| 1970s | 119.9 | 105.98 | 135.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.42 | 94.49 | 113.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.08 | 82.02 | 103.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.24 | 78.37 | 93.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2 | 90.68 | 106.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.91 | 89.93 | 106.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 72.8 compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 127.73 compare
- 19 China, Taiwan Province of 124.83 compare
- 20 Kenya 121.92 compare
- 21 Colombia 121.91 compare
- 22 El Salvador 120.29 compare
- 23 Tuvalu 117.83 compare
- 24 India 117.25 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Bananas — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 89.93 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 135.5 in 1971.
- What is the lowest bananas — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.37 in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for bananas — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.