Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Central America

Central America: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 109.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
109.27
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
12th
of 15 groups
All-time high
124.01
in 2021
All-time low
30.83
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024

406080100120196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Central America recorded 109.27 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in 2024.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Central America peaked at 124.01 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.83, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 30.83
1962 32.02 +3.9%
1963 33.66 +5.1%
1964 35.43 +5.3%
1965 33.85 -4.5%
1966 34.2 +1.0%
1967 38.36 +12.2%
1968 40.57 +5.8%
1969 43.74 +7.8%
1970 40.49 -7.4%
1971 42.01 +3.8%
1972 45.01 +7.1%
1973 47.9 +6.4%
1974 46.39 -3.2%
1975 45.68 -1.5%
1976 47.49 +4.0%
1977 49.35 +3.9%
1978 49.61 +0.5%
1979 49.98 +0.7%
1980 49.18 -1.6%
1981 48.9 -0.6%
1982 49.97 +2.2%
1983 46.65 -6.6%
1984 43.6 -6.5%
1985 44.5 +2.1%
1986 46.6 +4.7%
1987 48.13 +3.3%
1988 48.13 +0.0%
1989 65.36 +35.8%
1990 74.95 +14.7%
1991 81.04 +8.1%
1992 81.83 +1.0%
1993 82.92 +1.3%
1994 82.64 -0.3%
1995 85.92 +4.0%
1996 83.86 -2.4%
1997 78.79 -6.0%
1998 76.06 -3.5%
1999 68.22 -10.3%
2000 73.18 +7.3%
2001 74.15 +1.3%
2002 76.79 +3.6%
2003 82.09 +6.9%
2004 80.97 -1.4%
2005 70.06 -13.5%
2006 73.06 +4.3%
2007 73.36 +0.4%
2008 75.3 +2.6%
2009 75.32 +0.0%
2010 65.21 -13.4%
2011 65.85 +1.0%
2012 72.15 +9.6%
2013 78.92 +9.4%
2014 91.22 +15.6%
2015 95.96 +5.2%
2016 112.82 +17.6%
2017 119.14 +5.6%
2018 120.74 +1.3%
2019 102.04 -15.5%
2020 102.55 +0.5%
2021 124.01 +20.9%
2022 104.99 -15.3%
2023 105.63 +0.6%
2024 109.27 +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.85 30.83 43.74 9
1970s 46.39 40.49 49.98 10
1980s 49.1 43.6 65.36 10
1990s 79.62 68.22 85.92 10
2000s 75.43 70.06 82.09 10
2010s 92.41 65.21 120.74 10
2020s 109.29 102.55 124.01 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 9 Jamaica 138.76 compare
  2. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 100.22 compare
  3. 10 Myanmar 136 compare
  4. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
  5. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 99.3 compare
  6. 11 New Caledonia 135.59 compare
  7. 12 Belize 126.93 compare
  8. 12 Polynesia 94.24 compare
  9. 13 Bangladesh 125.94 compare
  10. 14 Guinea 125.89 compare
  11. 15 Sri Lanka 124.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Central America?
Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Central America was 109.27 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 124.01 in 2021.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 30.83 in 1961.
How does Central America rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
Central America ranks 12th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
71 places, 4,057 data points, 1961–2024
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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.