Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Ghana
Ghana: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 94.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Ghana stood at 94.25.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Ghana peaked at 112.24 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.07, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 21st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.44 | — |
| 1962 | 59.98 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 63.44 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 61.95 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 63.27 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 63.22 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 65.7 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 66.37 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 67.52 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 65.74 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 65.54 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 66.06 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 70.22 | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 72.24 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 88.78 | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 86.95 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 62.31 | -28.3% |
| 1978 | 58.82 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 49.58 | -15.7% |
| 1980 | 45.08 | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 49.51 | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 44.26 | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 42.5 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 67.69 | +59.3% |
| 1985 | 72.48 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 57.12 | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 55.36 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 60.13 | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 50.83 | -15.5% |
| 1990 | 38.07 | -25.1% |
| 1991 | 54.74 | +43.8% |
| 1992 | 49.03 | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 58.43 | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 63.65 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 69.03 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 75.09 | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 73.13 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 75.07 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 78.37 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 72.18 | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 75.42 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 80.63 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 80.2 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 79.85 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.22 | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 92.32 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 100.32 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 100.95 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 105.1 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 101.86 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 101.74 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.57 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 98.43 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 99.03 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 101.02 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 99.95 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 104.58 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 112.24 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 101.42 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 100.89 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 100.73 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.17 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 95.83 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 94.25 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.65 | 59.98 | 67.52 | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.62 | 49.58 | 88.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.5 | 42.5 | 72.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.46 | 38.07 | 78.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.82 | 72.18 | 105.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.78 | 97.57 | 112.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.77 | 94.25 | 100.89 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Ghana?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Ghana was 94.25 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 112.24 in 2018.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.07 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.