Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested was 2.82 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.82 million ha
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
6th
of 15 groups
All-time high
2.82 million ha
in 2024
All-time low
510,000 ha
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 2.82 million ha for plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 161.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 2.82 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 510,000 ha, in 1965.

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

Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 658,000 ha
1962 692,000 ha +5.2%
1963 748,000 ha +8.1%
1964 791,000 ha +5.7%
1965 510,000 ha -35.5%
1966 517,506 ha +1.5%
1967 678,396 ha +31.1%
1968 849,736 ha +25.3%
1969 787,900 ha -7.3%
1970 959,200 ha +21.7%
1971 955,700 ha -0.4%
1972 967,600 ha +1.2%
1973 1.03 million ha +6.1%
1974 1.12 million ha +8.8%
1975 1.15 million ha +3.3%
1976 1.24 million ha +7.4%
1977 1.30 million ha +5.0%
1978 1.35 million ha +3.8%
1979 1.35 million ha +0.3%
1980 1.24 million ha -8.4%
1981 1.25 million ha +0.7%
1982 1.27 million ha +1.7%
1983 1.28 million ha +1.1%
1984 1.28 million ha -0.1%
1985 1.29 million ha +0.5%
1986 1.29 million ha -0.2%
1987 1.35 million ha +4.7%
1988 1.39 million ha +3.0%
1989 1.41 million ha +1.5%
1990 1.49 million ha +6.0%
1991 1.58 million ha +6.3%
1992 1.59 million ha +0.6%
1993 1.63 million ha +2.0%
1994 1.64 million ha +0.9%
1995 1.65 million ha +0.8%
1996 1.67 million ha +0.8%
1997 1.68 million ha +0.8%
1998 1.69 million ha +0.6%
1999 1.70 million ha +0.7%
2000 1.72 million ha +1.3%
2001 1.75 million ha +1.4%
2002 1.77 million ha +1.3%
2003 1.78 million ha +0.6%
2004 1.79 million ha +0.4%
2005 1.80 million ha +0.4%
2006 1.80 million ha +0.2%
2007 1.80 million ha +0.1%
2008 1.04 million ha -42.1%
2009 1.06 million ha +1.5%
2010 1.09 million ha +3.4%
2011 1.09 million ha +0.1%
2012 1.10 million ha +0.2%
2013 1.09 million ha -0.6%
2014 1.08 million ha -1.1%
2015 1.05 million ha -2.2%
2016 877,423 ha -16.7%
2017 1.14 million ha +29.7%
2018 1.56 million ha +37.0%
2019 2.21 million ha +41.8%
2020 2.75 million ha +24.6%
2021 2.62 million ha -4.7%
2022 2.65 million ha +0.9%
2023 2.76 million ha +4.3%
2024 2.82 million ha +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 692,504 ha 510,000 ha 849,736 ha 9
1970s 1.14 million ha 955,700 ha 1.35 million ha 10
1980s 1.30 million ha 1.24 million ha 1.41 million ha 10
1990s 1.63 million ha 1.49 million ha 1.70 million ha 10
2000s 1.63 million ha 1.04 million ha 1.80 million ha 10
2010s 1.23 million ha 877,423 ha 2.21 million ha 10
2020s 2.72 million ha 2.62 million ha 2.82 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

  1. 3 Ghana 397,332 ha compare
  2. 4 Colombia 281,914 ha compare
  3. 5 Philippines 263,973 ha compare
  4. 6 Nigeria 162,000 ha compare
  5. 7 Peru 156,483 ha compare
  6. 8 Ecuador 134,450 ha compare
  7. 9 Guinea 114,996 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 2.82 million 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 2.82 million ha in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 510,000 ha in 1965.
How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 161.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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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