Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Africa
Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 115.62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
115.62
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
8th
of 15 groups
All-time high
216.04
in 1975
All-time low
83.81
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Africa is 115.62, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Africa peaked at 216.04 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 83.81, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 156.46 | — |
| 1962 | 161.71 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 167.04 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 175.65 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 139.81 | -20.4% |
| 1966 | 147.73 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 162.86 | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 170.22 | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 170.28 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 204.97 | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 198.76 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 196.76 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 200.15 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 210.47 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 216.04 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 199 | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 195.28 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 196.73 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 158.43 | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 146.9 | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 146.84 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 150.2 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 147.42 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 145.7 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 149.09 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 144.42 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 141.33 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 138.85 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 143.12 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 138.69 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 129.86 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 124.64 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 128.02 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 131.2 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 126.12 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 126.99 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 125.27 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 125.21 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 118.26 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 117.68 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 118.36 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 117.58 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 113.77 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 111.91 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 112.36 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 111.09 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 112.07 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 83.81 | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 89.14 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 94.66 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 93.14 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 92.04 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 94.97 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 103.65 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 103.42 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.93 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 97.71 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 106.21 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 115.37 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 123.8 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 119.3 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 117.27 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 117.04 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 115.62 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 161.31 | 139.81 | 175.65 | 9 |
| 1970s | 197.66 | 158.43 | 216.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 145.39 | 138.85 | 150.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 127.43 | 118.26 | 138.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.78 | 83.81 | 118.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.41 | 92.04 | 115.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.61 | 115.62 | 123.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 Dominican Republic 157.73 compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.42 compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 153.52 compare
- 7 Ecuador 142.29 compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.6 compare
- 8 Jamaica 136.96 compare
- 8 Micronesia 96.53 compare
- 9 Panama 136.71 compare
- 9 Polynesia 92.12 compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 111.96 compare
- 10 New Caledonia 131.09 compare
- 11 Myanmar 127.5 compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 76.05 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Africa?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Africa was 115.62 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 216.04 in 1975.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.81 in 2008.
- How does Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.