Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Congo
Congo: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 80.11 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Congo, 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 Congo is 80.11, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Congo peaked at 185.2 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 80.11, in 2024.
Congo ranks 35th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 149.36 | — |
| 1962 | 145.5 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 146.92 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 142.97 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 139.06 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 140.01 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 136.05 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 132.14 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 128.27 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 124.47 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 120.72 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 129.14 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 125.16 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 125.11 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 124.62 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 123.05 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 121.2 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 119.76 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 134.16 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 182.22 | +35.8% |
| 1981 | 185.2 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 161.59 | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 169.66 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 167.02 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 158.69 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 167.34 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 175.67 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 167.58 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 159.71 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 170.84 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 171.82 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 173.89 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 173.22 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 174.25 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 167.61 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 160.22 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 158.78 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 143.85 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 133.78 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 133.83 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 130.15 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 107.41 | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 102.33 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 103.24 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 105.48 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 109.28 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 110.01 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 114.62 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 112.58 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 109.02 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 106.38 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 108.21 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 105.44 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 102.69 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 99.95 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 97.36 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 95.02 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 92.67 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 90.4 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 88.18 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 86.04 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 84.02 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 82.03 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 80.11 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140.03 | 128.27 | 149.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 124.74 | 119.76 | 134.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 169.47 | 158.69 | 185.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 162.83 | 133.78 | 174.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.89 | 102.33 | 133.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.71 | 90.4 | 109.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.08 | 80.11 | 88.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 32 Cameroon 82.71 compare
- 33 Honduras 81.84 compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 80.21 compare
- 36 Cuba 76.93 compare
- 37 Costa Rica 71.91 compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.1 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Congo?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Congo was 80.11 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 185.2 in 1981.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.11 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Congo ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.