Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Caribbean

Caribbean: Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested was 221,674 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
221,674 ha
Change on year
up 14.3%
Rank
12th
of 15 groups
All-time high
221,674 ha
in 2024
All-time low
99,430 ha
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

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 Caribbean is 221,674 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 221,674 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99,430 ha, in 1968.

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

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

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 103,791 ha
1962 103,920 ha +0.1%
1963 106,177 ha +2.2%
1964 106,972 ha +0.7%
1965 108,050 ha +1.0%
1966 110,226 ha +2.0%
1967 102,682 ha -6.8%
1968 99,430 ha -3.2%
1969 108,159 ha +8.8%
1970 112,895 ha +4.4%
1971 112,712 ha -0.2%
1972 113,775 ha +0.9%
1973 116,886 ha +2.7%
1974 116,159 ha -0.6%
1975 112,800 ha -2.9%
1976 117,016 ha +3.7%
1977 118,238 ha +1.0%
1978 123,258 ha +4.2%
1979 128,765 ha +4.5%
1980 128,466 ha -0.2%
1981 135,197 ha +5.2%
1982 135,310 ha +0.1%
1983 140,522 ha +3.9%
1984 143,474 ha +2.1%
1985 140,939 ha -1.8%
1986 146,729 ha +4.1%
1987 142,570 ha -2.8%
1988 143,930 ha +1.0%
1989 145,580 ha +1.1%
1990 116,951 ha -19.7%
1991 123,880 ha +5.9%
1992 155,156 ha +25.2%
1993 149,120 ha -3.9%
1994 161,647 ha +8.4%
1995 155,996 ha -3.5%
1996 162,452 ha +4.1%
1997 169,854 ha +4.6%
1998 159,047 ha -6.4%
1999 145,446 ha -8.6%
2000 169,425 ha +16.5%
2001 174,894 ha +3.2%
2002 177,433 ha +1.5%
2003 191,508 ha +7.9%
2004 181,155 ha -5.4%
2005 168,502 ha -7.0%
2006 170,257 ha +1.0%
2007 166,683 ha -2.1%
2008 136,936 ha -17.8%
2009 162,680 ha +18.8%
2010 179,487 ha +10.3%
2011 160,569 ha -10.5%
2012 161,696 ha +0.7%
2013 150,074 ha -7.2%
2014 146,931 ha -2.1%
2015 151,729 ha +3.3%
2016 159,752 ha +5.3%
2017 160,823 ha +0.7%
2018 162,899 ha +1.3%
2019 167,325 ha +2.7%
2020 154,256 ha -7.8%
2021 166,019 ha +7.6%
2022 188,938 ha +13.8%
2023 193,939 ha +2.6%
2024 221,674 ha +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 105,490 ha 99,430 ha 110,226 ha 9
1970s 117,250 ha 112,712 ha 128,765 ha 10
1980s 140,272 ha 128,466 ha 146,729 ha 10
1990s 149,955 ha 116,951 ha 169,854 ha 10
2000s 169,947 ha 136,936 ha 191,508 ha 10
2010s 160,128 ha 146,931 ha 179,487 ha 10
2020s 184,965 ha 154,256 ha 221,674 ha 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 9 Guinea 114,996 ha compare
  2. 10 Myanmar 105,786 ha compare
  3. 11 Dominican Republic 103,454 ha compare
  4. 12 Cuba 69,733 ha compare
  5. 13 Gabon 50,998 ha compare
  6. 14 Central African Republic 43,257 ha compare
  7. 15 Sri Lanka 40,542 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 Caribbean?
Plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Caribbean was 221,674 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 Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 221,674 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 99,430 ha in 1968.
How does Caribbean rank for plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested?
Caribbean ranks 12th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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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