Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Liberia
Liberia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 86.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 86.28, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Liberia peaked at 188.66 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 84.55, in 1988.
That places Liberia 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 188.66 | — |
| 1962 | 184.04 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 171.68 | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 167.41 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 163.21 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 159.11 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 155.12 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 158.09 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 154.1 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 156.74 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 152.84 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 149.01 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 145.16 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 156.07 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 160.51 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 167.35 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 168.13 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 168.57 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 163.67 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 148.94 | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 144.62 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 149.88 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 145.46 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 143.24 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 141.08 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 116.18 | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 96.7 | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 84.55 | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 91.3 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 86.15 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 102.81 | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 120.16 | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 119.08 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 124.75 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 143.51 | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 141.6 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 138.93 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 129.14 | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 125.6 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 129.21 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 126.46 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 125.95 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 128.96 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 127.83 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 123.9 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 118.68 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 112.25 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 111.32 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 109.47 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 107.84 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 105.51 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 102.94 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 101.39 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 99.64 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 100.93 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.43 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 97.98 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 96.91 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.81 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.63 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 91.88 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 90.18 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 88.3 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 86.28 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166.82 | 154.1 | 188.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 158.81 | 145.16 | 168.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 126.2 | 84.55 | 149.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.17 | 86.15 | 143.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.4 | 109.47 | 129.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.84 | 95.81 | 107.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.25 | 86.28 | 94.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 26 Philippines 87.52 compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 87.35 compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 86.52 compare
- 30 Gabon 85.39 compare
- 31 Malawi 83.25 compare
- 32 Cameroon 82.71 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Liberia?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Liberia was 86.28 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 188.66 in 1961.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.55 in 1988.
- How does Liberia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Liberia ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.