Bananas — Yield, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Bananas — Yield, annual growth rate was 5.38 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Yield, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 5.38 % change on previous year for bananas — yield, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and up 331.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — yield, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 13.67 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -21.9 % change on previous year, in 1999.
That places Western Africa 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Yield, annual growth rate in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1964 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -176.6% |
| 1965 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -254.9% |
| 1966 | 4.03 % change on previous year | +99.5% |
| 1967 | -5.24 % change on previous year | -230.3% |
| 1968 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1969 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 1970 | -7.78 % change on previous year | +246.9% |
| 1971 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -125.3% |
| 1972 | 8.83 % change on previous year | +348.1% |
| 1973 | -8.88 % change on previous year | -200.6% |
| 1974 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -188.6% |
| 1975 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 1976 | -10.41 % change on previous year | +343.9% |
| 1977 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -179.9% |
| 1978 | 10.78 % change on previous year | +29.7% |
| 1979 | -10.18 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 1980 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -144.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0993 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 1982 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -2366.4% |
| 1983 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -174.3% |
| 1984 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +161.5% |
| 1985 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1986 | -0.0389 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 1987 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -10698.5% |
| 1988 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -195.3% |
| 1989 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1990 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1991 | -13.92 % change on previous year | +825.8% |
| 1992 | -0.3999 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 1993 | -2.68 % change on previous year | +569.8% |
| 1994 | -4.14 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 1995 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5741 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 1998 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +279.3% |
| 1999 | -21.9 % change on previous year | -1106.0% |
| 2000 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 2001 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -208.8% |
| 2002 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 2003 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +89.4% |
| 2004 | 5.27 % change on previous year | +76.5% |
| 2005 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2006 | 6.57 % change on previous year | +137.3% |
| 2007 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 2008 | -7.71 % change on previous year | -371.4% |
| 2009 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 2010 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +86.8% |
| 2014 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 2015 | 12.88 % change on previous year | +932.8% |
| 2016 | 6.43 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2017 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 5 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 11.44 % change on previous year | +128.9% |
| 2020 | 9.39 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 13.67 % change on previous year | +45.6% |
| 2022 | -7.13 % change on previous year | -152.2% |
| 2023 | 6.76 % change on previous year | -194.8% |
| 2024 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Yield, annual growth rate in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +10698.5% | -0.0389 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -2366.4% | 0.0993 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.99 % change on previous year | -5.24 % change on previous year | 11.36 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.1832 % change on previous year | -10.41 % change on previous year | 10.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 % change on previous year | -3.92 % change on previous year | 4.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.26 % change on previous year | -21.9 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -7.71 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 12.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 % change on previous year | -7.13 % change on previous year | 13.67 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — yield, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Bananas — yield, annual growth rate in Western Africa was 5.38 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — yield, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest bananas — yield, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.9 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Western Africa rank for bananas — yield, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — yield, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 331.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Yield, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Bananas — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Bananas — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Bananas — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.