Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in South America
South America: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 82.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 82.7 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in South America peaked at 155.13 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 52.76, in 2017.
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 South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125.25 | — |
| 1962 | 129.12 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 128.18 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 130.19 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 142.65 | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 155.13 | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 147.24 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 148.41 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 150.5 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 149.44 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 141.82 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 132.71 | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 133.7 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 131.62 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 131.16 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 130.75 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 144.3 | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 154.34 | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 147.47 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 147.99 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 145.94 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 129.15 | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 129.83 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 126.65 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 134.56 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 129.4 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 136.87 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 139.03 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 137.99 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 142.85 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 142.15 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 142.57 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 134.13 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 134.47 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 142.3 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 145.63 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 142.6 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 129.92 | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 129.71 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 138.34 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 154.14 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 144.79 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 141.11 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 142.44 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 141.93 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 138.17 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 140.9 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 140.8 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 127.09 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 91.59 | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 90 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 95.35 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 99.74 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 106.8 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 97.56 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 95.63 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 52.76 | -44.8% |
| 2018 | 62.5 | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 68.77 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 70.06 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 70.91 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.42 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 76.99 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 82.7 | +7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -44.8% | 95.63 | 52.76 |
| 2010 | -27.9% | 127.09 | 91.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.63 | 125.25 | 155.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 139.73 | 130.75 | 154.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 135.74 | 126.65 | 147.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.63 | 129.71 | 145.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.97 | 127.09 | 154.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.07 | 52.76 | 106.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.22 | 70.06 | 82.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.66 compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 117.37 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 115.66 compare
- 14 Dominica 111.3 compare
- 15 Belize 108.77 compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 106.29 compare
- 17 Trinidad and Tobago 100.9 compare
- 18 Guinea 100.38 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in South America?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in South America was 82.7 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 155.13 in 1966.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.76 in 2017.
- How does South America rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- South America ranks 15th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.