Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 195.11 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 195.11 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Eastern Africa peaked at 575.61 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 82.35, in 2016.
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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 366.69 | — |
| 1962 | 373.77 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 400.76 | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 416.46 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 285.86 | -31.4% |
| 1966 | 319.22 | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 372.17 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 408.4 | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 425.05 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 573.18 | +34.9% |
| 1971 | 537.82 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 525.2 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 541.21 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 575.61 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 574.27 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 513.88 | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 523.52 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 525.62 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 363.37 | -30.9% |
| 1980 | 333.71 | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 335.16 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 359.46 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 344.28 | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 323.73 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 324.31 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 319.46 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 330.62 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 332.38 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 328.55 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 336.64 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 327.33 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 309.88 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 316.08 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 316.24 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 323.25 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 324.16 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 318.94 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 316.41 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 294.76 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 299.98 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 302.47 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 298.07 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 284.33 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 277.38 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 253.73 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 246.76 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 244.03 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 120.81 | -50.5% |
| 2009 | 124.16 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 124.61 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 121.28 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 114 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 108.35 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 109.63 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 108.02 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 82.35 | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 102.65 | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 133.45 | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 180.26 | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 215.24 | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 200.06 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 195.89 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 196.86 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 195.11 | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Eastern Africa 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -50.5% | 244.03 | 120.81 |
| 2019 | +35.1% | 133.45 | 180.26 |
| 1970 | +34.9% | 425.05 | 573.18 |
| 1965 | -31.4% | 416.46 | 285.86 |
| 1979 | -30.9% | 525.62 | 363.37 |
| 2018 | +30.0% | 102.65 | 133.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 374.26 | 285.86 | 425.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 525.37 | 363.37 | 575.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 333.17 | 319.46 | 359.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 318.37 | 294.76 | 336.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 245.17 | 120.81 | 302.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.46 | 82.35 | 180.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200.63 | 195.11 | 215.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Fiji 328.29 compare
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- 5 Dominican Republic 157.73 compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.42 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Eastern Africa?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Eastern Africa was 195.11 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 575.61 in 1974.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.35 in 2016.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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.