Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 142.29 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 142.29, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.8% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Ecuador peaked at 286.57 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 82.7, in 2008.
That places Ecuador 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 165.19 | — |
| 1962 | 166.83 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 173.99 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 214.19 | +23.1% |
| 1965 | 268.67 | +25.4% |
| 1966 | 286.57 | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 170.07 | -40.7% |
| 1968 | 198.66 | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 177.52 | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 173.69 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 165.31 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 158.92 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 158.27 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 146.93 | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 135.76 | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 133.38 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 243.51 | +82.6% |
| 1978 | 245.16 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 201.62 | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 218.99 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 216.17 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 208.37 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 185.1 | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 195.23 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 241.8 | +23.9% |
| 1986 | 193.52 | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 206.59 | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 228.13 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 244.92 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 242.18 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 204.81 | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 212.39 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 175.9 | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 193.08 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 139.89 | -27.5% |
| 1996 | 158.77 | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 149.52 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 90.65 | -39.4% |
| 1999 | 125.56 | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 91.73 | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 149.97 | +63.5% |
| 2002 | 137.84 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 140.24 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 128.55 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 121.76 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 98.16 | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 98.88 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.7 | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 88.24 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 86.44 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 91.98 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 85.53 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 91.01 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 113.04 | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 98.89 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 88.07 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 108.52 | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 91.06 | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 102.92 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 98.02 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 102.81 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 114.57 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 111.33 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 142.29 | +27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202.41 | 165.19 | 286.57 | 9 |
| 1970s | 176.25 | 133.38 | 245.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 213.88 | 185.1 | 244.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 169.28 | 90.65 | 242.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.81 | 82.7 | 149.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.75 | 85.53 | 113.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.8 | 98.02 | 142.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 4 Nicaragua 192.61 compare
- 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 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
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Ecuador?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Ecuador was 142.29 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 286.57 in 1966.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7 in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.