Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested was 320,143 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
320,143 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 12 countries
All-time high
320,732 ha
in 2022
All-time low
113,000 ha
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

United Republic of Tanzania recorded 320,143 ha for plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 320,732 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 113,000 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 United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 132,600 ha
1962 129,000 ha -2.7%
1963 144,000 ha +11.6%
1964 157,000 ha +9.0%
1965 157,000 ha +0.0%
1966 207,000 ha +31.8%
1967 137,000 ha -33.8%
1968 113,000 ha -17.5%
1969 149,500 ha +32.3%
1970 210,000 ha +40.5%
1971 138,000 ha -34.3%
1972 120,000 ha -13.0%
1973 114,000 ha -5.0%
1974 133,500 ha +17.1%
1975 140,000 ha +4.9%
1976 220,000 ha +57.1%
1977 229,000 ha +4.1%
1978 225,500 ha -1.5%
1979 224,500 ha -0.4%
1980 227,500 ha +1.3%
1981 231,000 ha +1.5%
1982 230,000 ha -0.4%
1983 234,000 ha +1.7%
1984 237,000 ha +1.3%
1985 238,000 ha +0.4%
1986 239,000 ha +0.4%
1987 244,000 ha +2.1%
1988 250,000 ha +2.5%
1989 229,000 ha -8.4%
1990 253,000 ha +10.5%
1991 230,000 ha -9.1%
1992 245,000 ha +6.5%
1993 247,000 ha +0.8%
1994 225,040 ha -8.9%
1995 198,560 ha -11.8%
1996 192,800 ha -2.9%
1997 193,120 ha +0.2%
1998 267,760 ha +38.6%
1999 202,400 ha -24.4%
2000 242,800 ha +20.0%
2001 307,922 ha +26.8%
2002 308,000 ha +0.0%
2003 273,310 ha -11.3%
2004 269,331 ha -1.5%
2005 275,500 ha +2.3%
2006 272,215 ha -1.2%
2007 271,878 ha -0.1%
2008 274,952 ha +1.1%
2009 277,450 ha +0.9%
2010 280,001 ha +0.9%
2011 282,607 ha +0.9%
2012 285,269 ha +0.9%
2013 287,990 ha +1.0%
2014 294,589 ha +2.3%
2015 296,256 ha +0.6%
2016 300,329 ha +1.4%
2017 305,896 ha +1.9%
2018 311,025 ha +1.7%
2019 314,530 ha +1.1%
2020 318,955 ha +1.4%
2021 319,851 ha +0.3%
2022 320,732 ha +0.3%
2023 319,846 ha -0.3%
2024 320,143 ha +0.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania 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.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +57.1% 140,000 ha 220,000 ha
1970 +40.5% 149,500 ha 210,000 ha
1998 +38.6% 193,120 ha 267,760 ha
1971 -34.3% 210,000 ha 138,000 ha
1967 -33.8% 207,000 ha 137,000 ha
1969 +32.3% 113,000 ha 149,500 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 147,344 ha 113,000 ha 207,000 ha 9
1970s 175,450 ha 114,000 ha 229,000 ha 10
1980s 235,950 ha 227,500 ha 250,000 ha 10
1990s 225,468 ha 192,800 ha 267,760 ha 10
2000s 277,336 ha 242,800 ha 308,000 ha 10
2010s 295,849 ha 280,001 ha 314,530 ha 10
2020s 319,905 ha 318,955 ha 320,732 ha 5

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 2 Cameroon 539,375 ha compare
  2. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.09 million ha compare
  3. 3 Ghana 397,332 ha compare
  4. 4 Colombia 281,914 ha compare
  5. 5 Philippines 263,973 ha compare
  6. 6 Nigeria 162,000 ha compare
  7. 7 Peru 156,483 ha compare
  8. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 56,130 ha compare
  9. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 41,631 ha compare
  10. 8 Ecuador 134,450 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
Plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 320,143 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 320,732 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 113,000 ha in 1968.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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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