Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 135.32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
135.32
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
2nd
of 12 groups
All-time high
258.38
in 1975
All-time low
76.39
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 135.32 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 258.38 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 76.39, in 2008.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 178.44 | — |
| 1962 | 181.96 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 190.42 | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 194.53 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 151.29 | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 162.74 | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 182.63 | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 195.14 | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 199.74 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 254.92 | +27.6% |
| 1971 | 244.5 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 241.04 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 246.21 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 258.17 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 258.38 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 238.35 | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 242.21 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 241.08 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 184.2 | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 173.79 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 173.96 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 183.66 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 178.76 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 171.03 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 172.71 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 170.39 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 174.28 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 174.64 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 173.77 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 178.89 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 173.96 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 166.82 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 169.85 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 169.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 159.12 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 159.32 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 155.32 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 154.24 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 144.94 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 148.12 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 149.9 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 148.2 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 143.12 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 139.5 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 131.2 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 129.19 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 127.77 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 76.39 | -40.2% |
| 2009 | 86.7 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 93.82 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 92.77 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 89.7 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 95.08 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 104.74 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 103.81 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.44 | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 98.85 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 112.77 | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 131.74 | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 146.46 | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 138.15 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 137.24 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 137.44 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 135.32 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181.88 | 151.29 | 199.74 | 9 |
| 1970s | 240.91 | 184.2 | 258.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 174.7 | 170.39 | 183.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.24 | 144.94 | 178.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.01 | 76.39 | 149.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.47 | 89.7 | 131.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.92 | 135.32 | 146.46 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 135.32 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 258.38 in 1975.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.39 in 2008.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.