Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 86.52 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Guinea-Bissau stood at 86.52. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 141.89 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 86.52, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125.74 | — |
| 1962 | 124.26 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 123.22 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 135.77 | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 138.96 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 135.08 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 134.58 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 132.45 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 131.66 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 131.03 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 136.31 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 141.89 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 140.41 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 135.71 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 132.98 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 124.7 | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 125.67 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 109.34 | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 113.71 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 120.44 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 110.66 | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 108.92 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 107.2 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 109.28 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 107.56 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 105.85 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 107.76 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 106.02 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 107.76 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 109.42 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 103.73 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 104.54 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 104.18 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 103.93 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 103.6 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.46 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 103.48 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 103.73 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 103.88 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 103.26 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 107.4 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 103.83 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 103.22 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 102.53 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 102.82 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 100.93 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 100.4 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.1 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.04 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.48 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.91 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.02 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 92.49 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 90.61 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 88.31 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 86.52 | -2.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 86.52 is below the median for low income countries, which is 86.94, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 86.52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.94, 100% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.3 | 123.22 | 138.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 129.18 | 109.34 | 141.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 109.15 | 105.85 | 120.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.9 | 103.73 | 109.42 | 3 |
| 2000s | 103.58 | 98.46 | 107.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.49 | 97.91 | 103.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.39 | 86.52 | 94.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Guinea-Bissau?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Guinea-Bissau was 86.52 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 141.89 in 1972.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.52 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.