Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 98.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.62
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
17th
of 25 groups
All-time high
116.18
in 2022
All-time low
21.64
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa stood at 98.62.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 116.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.64, in 1965.
Southern Africa ranks 17th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.09 | — |
| 1962 | 31.02 | -32.7% |
| 1963 | 41.69 | +34.4% |
| 1964 | 22.18 | -46.8% |
| 1965 | 21.64 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 27.64 | +27.7% |
| 1967 | 35.85 | +29.7% |
| 1968 | 30.54 | -14.8% |
| 1969 | 44.16 | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 36.28 | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 50.25 | +38.5% |
| 1972 | 44.98 | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 57.9 | +28.7% |
| 1974 | 56.9 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 53.33 | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 46.37 | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 46.16 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 51.43 | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 52.71 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 52.63 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 51.89 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 59.81 | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 49.51 | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 57.9 | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 59.97 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 68.15 | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 66.34 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 70.49 | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 72.88 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 77.07 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 79.42 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 59.21 | -25.4% |
| 1993 | 42.72 | -27.9% |
| 1994 | 41.35 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 41.93 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 50.52 | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 55.43 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 98.36 | +77.4% |
| 1999 | 111.52 | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 110.23 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 107.35 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 103.74 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 94.76 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 78.7 | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 98.17 | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 94.98 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 95.66 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 107.11 | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 99.99 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 106.44 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 101.21 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 100.26 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 107.19 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 114.95 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 107.92 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 77.13 | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 82.83 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 107.41 | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 99.44 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 76.37 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 82.12 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 116.18 | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 99.02 | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 98.62 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.42 | 21.64 | 46.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.63 | 36.28 | 57.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.96 | 49.51 | 72.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.75 | 41.35 | 111.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.07 | 78.7 | 110.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.48 | 77.13 | 114.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.46 | 76.37 | 116.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 14 Israel 134.56 compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 91.77 compare
- 15 Malawi 132.25 compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 129.97 compare
- 16 Melanesia 84.54 compare
- 17 Ghana 128.62 compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 74.87 compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Bananas — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 98.62 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 116.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest bananas — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.64 in 1965.
- How does Southern Africa rank for bananas — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.