Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 45.95 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 45.95 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Guatemala peaked at 143.2 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 27.32, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 42nd of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.32 | — |
| 1962 | 29.47 | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 32.79 | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 40.54 | +23.6% |
| 1965 | 38.93 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 35.21 | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 41.68 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 36.51 | -12.4% |
| 1969 | 35.85 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 41.3 | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 41.1 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 41.92 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 42.67 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 44.26 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 39.74 | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 39.73 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.49 | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 44.38 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 40.54 | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 39.9 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 38.77 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 38.02 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 37.96 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 36.98 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 35.88 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 35.84 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 35.2 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 32.27 | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 143.2 | +343.8% |
| 1990 | 139.24 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 141.58 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 140.07 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 136.39 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 132.8 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 133.92 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 127.02 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 122.24 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 121.73 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 120.25 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 119.78 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 110.65 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 118.62 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 133.95 | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 128.25 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 99.08 | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 81.26 | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 77.15 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 79.1 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 86.15 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 70.32 | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 70.84 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.51 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 76.51 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 88.97 | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 98.06 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 112.97 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 112.49 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 118.18 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 59.71 | -49.5% |
| 2020 | 57.5 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 82.77 | +43.9% |
| 2022 | 44.56 | -46.2% |
| 2023 | 42.65 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 45.95 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.37 | 27.32 | 41.68 | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.11 | 39.73 | 45.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.4 | 32.27 | 143.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 131.52 | 120.25 | 141.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.4 | 77.15 | 133.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.96 | 59.71 | 118.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.69 | 42.65 | 82.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 39 El Salvador 70.73 compare
- 40 Colombia 65.84 compare
- 41 French Polynesia 52.73 compare
- 43 Suriname 39.39 compare
- 44 Grenada 13.27 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Guatemala?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Guatemala was 45.95 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 143.2 in 1989.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.32 in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.