Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Central America
Central America: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 99.99 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
99.99
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
11th
of 15 groups
All-time high
118.82
in 1991
All-time low
69.46
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Central America, 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 Central America is 99.99, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Central America peaked at 118.82 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 69.46, in 2011.
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 Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.39 | — |
| 1962 | 101.04 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 102.92 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 104.91 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 97.06 | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 94.96 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 103.17 | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 105.71 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 110.45 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 99.16 | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 99.87 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 103.88 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 107.4 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 101.09 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 96.8 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 97.96 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 99.12 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 97.06 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 95.3 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 91.49 | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 88.88 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 88.82 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 81.08 | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 74.11 | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 74.01 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.84 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 76.68 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 75.07 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 99.86 | +33.0% |
| 1990 | 112.17 | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 118.82 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 117.57 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 116.8 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 114.19 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 116.5 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 111.62 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 103.02 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 97.74 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 86.18 | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 90.95 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 90.7 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.5 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 97.42 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 94.71 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 80.77 | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 83.03 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 82.15 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 83.05 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 81.83 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 69.8 | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 69.46 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.03 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 80.95 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 92.36 | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 96.01 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 111.63 | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 116.62 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 116.92 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.79 | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 97.36 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 116.77 | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 97.99 | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 97.62 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.99 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.29 | 94.96 | 110.45 | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.76 | 95.3 | 107.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.58 | 74.01 | 99.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.46 | 86.18 | 118.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.71 | 80.77 | 97.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.66 | 69.46 | 116.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.95 | 97.36 | 116.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 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
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.66 compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 117.37 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 115.66 compare
- 14 Dominica 111.3 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Central America?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Central America was 99.99 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 118.82 in 1991.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.46 in 2011.
- How does Central America rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Central America ranks 11th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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.