Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 143.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
143.67
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
6th
of 15 groups
All-time high
143.67
in 2024
All-time low
36.85
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Africa is 143.67, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Africa peaked at 143.67 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.85, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.36 | — |
| 1962 | 39.56 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 41.88 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 45.15 | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 36.85 | -18.4% |
| 1966 | 39.93 | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 45.16 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 48.45 | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 49.75 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 61.49 | +23.6% |
| 1971 | 61.23 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 62.22 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 65.02 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 70.28 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 74.2 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 70.31 | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 70.95 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 73.55 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 61.01 | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 58.24 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 59.97 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 63.23 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 63.9 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 64.99 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 68.46 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 68.25 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 68.72 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 69.43 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 73.55 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 73.26 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.44 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 69.39 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 73.17 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 76.91 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 75.82 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 78.3 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 79.18 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 81.16 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 78.6 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 80.19 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 82.7 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 84.25 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 83.61 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.35 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 86.88 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 88.12 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 91.21 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 70 | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 76.41 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 83.27 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 84.06 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 85.24 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 90.28 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 101.11 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 103.5 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 95.38 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 102.82 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 114.59 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 127.55 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 140.2 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 138.32 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 139.15 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 142.13 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 143.67 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.68 | 36.85 | 49.75 | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.03 | 61.01 | 74.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.87 | 58.24 | 73.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.62 | 69.39 | 81.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.77 | 70 | 91.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.78 | 83.27 | 127.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.69 | 138.32 | 143.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 Guyana 216.44 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 110.9 compare
- 4 Nicaragua 213.2 compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 172.79 compare
- 6 Ecuador 158.81 compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 141.55 compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 100.54 compare
- 7 Panama 155.93 compare
- 7 Micronesia 100.54 compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 141.63 compare
- 9 Jamaica 138.76 compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 100.22 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Africa?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Africa was 143.67 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 143.67 in 2024.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.85 in 1965.
- How does Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.