Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Western Africa
Western Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 98.18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
98.18
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
13th
of 15 groups
All-time high
179.61
in 1975
All-time low
82.8
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 98.18 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Western Africa peaked at 179.61 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 82.8, in 1992.
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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 147.04 | — |
| 1962 | 151.68 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 148.11 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 149.42 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 150.69 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 150.29 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 152.81 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 150.88 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 152.06 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 148.37 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 150.88 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 150.17 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 148.03 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 149.64 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 179.61 | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 175.64 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 152.16 | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 148.99 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 146.7 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 129.51 | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 130.23 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 124.7 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 117.58 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 139.49 | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 140.89 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 128.57 | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 124.04 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 118.69 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 128.75 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 112.45 | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 86.3 | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 82.8 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 87.95 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 96.89 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 98.82 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 101.29 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 104.14 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 105.91 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 105.34 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 98.8 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 98.45 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 99.53 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 97.05 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 96.14 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 103.3 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 102.06 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 105.34 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 107.83 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 105.88 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 103.5 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 102.59 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 99.18 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 99.43 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.56 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.61 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 99.83 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 102.31 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 107.23 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 101.36 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 101.28 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.94 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.35 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 99.66 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 98.18 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150.33 | 147.04 | 152.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 155.02 | 146.7 | 179.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.25 | 117.58 | 140.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.19 | 82.8 | 112.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.44 | 96.14 | 107.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.56 | 99.18 | 107.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.48 | 98.18 | 101.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 111.96 compare
- 10 New Caledonia 131.09 compare
- 11 Myanmar 127.5 compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 76.05 compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Western Africa?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Western Africa was 98.18 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 179.61 in 1975.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8 in 1992.
- How does Western Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.