Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Polynesia

Polynesia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested was 292 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
292 ha
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
12th
of 12 regions
All-time high
669 ha
in 1997
All-time low
225 ha
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

200300400500600700196119922024

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 Polynesia is 292 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Polynesia peaked at 669 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 225 ha, in 1984.

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

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

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in Polynesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 500 ha
1962 400 ha -20.0%
1963 400 ha +0.0%
1964 400 ha +0.0%
1965 350 ha -12.5%
1966 300 ha -14.3%
1967 250 ha -16.7%
1968 250 ha +0.0%
1969 250 ha +0.0%
1970 300 ha +20.0%
1971 280 ha -6.7%
1972 280 ha +0.0%
1973 270 ha -3.6%
1974 260 ha -3.7%
1975 250 ha -3.8%
1976 250 ha +0.0%
1977 250 ha +0.0%
1978 250 ha +0.0%
1979 250 ha +0.0%
1980 250 ha +0.0%
1981 250 ha +0.0%
1982 250 ha +0.0%
1983 250 ha +0.0%
1984 225 ha -10.0%
1985 226 ha +0.4%
1986 270 ha +19.5%
1987 330 ha +22.2%
1988 335 ha +1.5%
1989 345 ha +3.0%
1990 347 ha +0.6%
1991 348 ha +0.3%
1992 390 ha +12.1%
1993 659 ha +69.0%
1994 250 ha -62.1%
1995 610 ha +144.0%
1996 639 ha +4.8%
1997 669 ha +4.7%
1998 545 ha -18.5%
1999 513 ha -5.9%
2000 500 ha -2.5%
2001 402 ha -19.6%
2002 438 ha +9.0%
2003 386 ha -11.9%
2004 398 ha +3.1%
2005 426 ha +7.0%
2006 413 ha -3.1%
2007 403 ha -2.4%
2008 401 ha -0.5%
2009 372 ha -7.2%
2010 370 ha -0.5%
2011 386 ha +4.3%
2012 426 ha +10.4%
2013 368 ha -13.6%
2014 378 ha +2.7%
2015 362 ha -4.2%
2016 357 ha -1.4%
2017 313 ha -12.3%
2018 309 ha -1.3%
2019 301 ha -2.6%
2020 274 ha -9.0%
2021 292 ha +6.6%
2022 292 ha +0.0%
2023 301 ha +3.1%
2024 292 ha -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 344.44 ha 250 ha 500 ha 9
1970s 264 ha 250 ha 300 ha 10
1980s 273.1 ha 225 ha 345 ha 10
1990s 497 ha 250 ha 669 ha 10
2000s 413.9 ha 372 ha 500 ha 10
2010s 357 ha 301 ha 426 ha 10
2020s 290.2 ha 274 ha 301 ha 5

Countries ranked near Polynesia

  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

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Polynesia?
Plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in Polynesia was 292 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 Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 669 ha in 1997.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested recorded in Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 225 ha in 1984.
How does Polynesia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested?
Polynesia ranks 12th out of 12 regions with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Polynesia 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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