Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Americas

Americas: Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested was 798,037 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
798,037 ha
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
8th
of 15 groups
All-time high
993,597 ha
in 2000
All-time low
426,081 ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Americas is 798,037 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Americas peaked at 993,597 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 426,081 ha, in 1962.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 437,090 ha
1962 426,081 ha -2.5%
1963 430,682 ha +1.1%
1964 465,384 ha +8.1%
1965 452,503 ha -2.8%
1966 521,920 ha +15.3%
1967 520,808 ha -0.2%
1968 518,396 ha -0.5%
1969 545,646 ha +5.3%
1970 557,511 ha +2.2%
1971 643,587 ha +15.4%
1972 636,600 ha -1.1%
1973 641,633 ha +0.8%
1974 663,518 ha +3.4%
1975 692,679 ha +4.4%
1976 694,733 ha +0.3%
1977 774,639 ha +11.5%
1978 772,946 ha -0.2%
1979 780,714 ha +1.0%
1980 796,446 ha +2.0%
1981 794,916 ha -0.2%
1982 730,397 ha -8.1%
1983 734,219 ha +0.5%
1984 726,781 ha -1.0%
1985 746,057 ha +2.7%
1986 749,138 ha +0.4%
1987 767,008 ha +2.4%
1988 789,485 ha +2.9%
1989 803,716 ha +1.8%
1990 759,157 ha -5.5%
1991 776,395 ha +2.3%
1992 846,034 ha +9.0%
1993 842,610 ha -0.4%
1994 850,987 ha +1.0%
1995 863,739 ha +1.5%
1996 910,478 ha +5.4%
1997 900,832 ha -1.1%
1998 854,999 ha -5.1%
1999 831,390 ha -2.8%
2000 993,597 ha +19.5%
2001 942,196 ha -5.2%
2002 962,841 ha +2.2%
2003 986,081 ha +2.4%
2004 972,297 ha -1.4%
2005 954,811 ha -1.8%
2006 942,997 ha -1.2%
2007 950,740 ha +0.8%
2008 944,522 ha -0.7%
2009 906,712 ha -4.0%
2010 789,709 ha -12.9%
2011 768,736 ha -2.7%
2012 780,674 ha +1.6%
2013 810,190 ha +3.8%
2014 801,474 ha -1.1%
2015 827,297 ha +3.2%
2016 837,962 ha +1.3%
2017 609,124 ha -27.3%
2018 670,785 ha +10.1%
2019 722,327 ha +7.7%
2020 708,259 ha -1.9%
2021 720,162 ha +1.7%
2022 748,333 ha +3.9%
2023 762,867 ha +1.9%
2024 798,037 ha +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 479,834 ha 426,081 ha 545,646 ha 9
1970s 685,856 ha 557,511 ha 780,714 ha 10
1980s 763,816 ha 726,781 ha 803,716 ha 10
1990s 843,662 ha 759,157 ha 910,478 ha 10
2000s 955,679 ha 906,712 ha 993,597 ha 10
2010s 761,828 ha 609,124 ha 837,962 ha 10
2020s 747,532 ha 708,259 ha 798,037 ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Philippines 263,973 ha compare
  2. 6 Nigeria 162,000 ha compare
  3. 7 Peru 156,483 ha compare
  4. 8 Ecuador 134,450 ha compare
  5. 9 Guinea 114,996 ha compare
  6. 10 Myanmar 105,786 ha compare
  7. 11 Dominican Republic 103,454 ha compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Americas?
Plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Americas was 798,037 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 993,597 ha in 2000.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 426,081 ha in 1962.
How does Americas rank for plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested?
Americas ranks 8th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 4,296 data points, 1961–2024
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