Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 153.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 153.52, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Puerto Rico peaked at 208.27 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.59, in 1999.
Puerto Rico ranks 6th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.22 | — |
| 1962 | 72.69 | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 80.05 | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 63.4 | -20.8% |
| 1965 | 81.31 | +28.2% |
| 1966 | 108.19 | +33.1% |
| 1967 | 104.08 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 92.01 | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 102.73 | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 105.55 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 98.56 | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 88.86 | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 91.39 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 84.05 | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 93.07 | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 90.81 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 90.06 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 92.31 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 107.9 | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 113.43 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 116.17 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 116.67 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 114.55 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 114.06 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 103.51 | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 110.67 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 112.76 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 113.5 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 104.32 | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 68.19 | -34.6% |
| 1991 | 101.36 | +48.6% |
| 1992 | 102.03 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 98.74 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 107.01 | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 74.74 | -30.2% |
| 1996 | 86.48 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 85.73 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 103.65 | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 50.59 | -51.2% |
| 2000 | 107.07 | +111.6% |
| 2001 | 107.27 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 111.93 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 136.79 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 137.48 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.15 | -38.1% |
| 2006 | 105.08 | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 106.99 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 113.1 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 117.06 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 124.46 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 125.95 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 208.27 | +65.4% |
| 2013 | 123.9 | -40.5% |
| 2014 | 78.64 | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 97.45 | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 123.91 | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 130.45 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 122.6 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 139.51 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 148.44 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 154.81 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 197.34 | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 161.51 | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 153.52 | -4.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 153.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 116, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 153.52 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +111.6% | 50.59 | 107.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.74 | 63.4 | 108.19 | 9 |
| 1970s | 94.26 | 84.05 | 107.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.96 | 103.51 | 116.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.85 | 50.59 | 107.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.79 | 85.15 | 137.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.51 | 78.64 | 208.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 163.12 | 148.44 | 197.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 3 Guyana 197.82 compare
- 4 Nicaragua 192.61 compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 157.73 compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.42 compare
- 7 Ecuador 142.29 compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.6 compare
- 8 Jamaica 136.96 compare
- 8 Micronesia 96.53 compare
- 9 Panama 136.71 compare
- 9 Polynesia 92.12 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Puerto Rico?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Puerto Rico was 153.52 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 208.27 in 2012.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.59 in 1999.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.