Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 247.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Eastern Africa stood at 247.63. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 247.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.97, 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.24 | — |
| 1962 | 82.97 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 91.41 | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 97.67 | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 68.97 | -29.4% |
| 1966 | 79.2 | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 94.99 | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 107.29 | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 114.96 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 159.56 | +38.8% |
| 1971 | 154.08 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 154.73 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 163.99 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 179.56 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 184.41 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 169.91 | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 178 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 183.95 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 131.05 | -28.8% |
| 1980 | 123.76 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 127.99 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 141.59 | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 139.74 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 135.33 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 139.69 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 141.8 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 151.27 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 156.53 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 159.09 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 167.75 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 167.74 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 163.18 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 171.17 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 175.53 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 184.03 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 190.3 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 192.97 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 196.91 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 188.57 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 197.32 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 204.57 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 207.35 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 203.54 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 204.38 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 192.38 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 192.53 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 195.97 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 99.86 | -49.0% |
| 2009 | 105.6 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 109.07 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 109.16 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 105.45 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 103.03 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 107.05 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 108.25 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.7 | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 108.33 | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 144.58 | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 200.66 | +38.8% |
| 2020 | 246.17 | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 234.93 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 236 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 243.44 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 247.63 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.74 | 68.97 | 114.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 165.92 | 131.05 | 184.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 141.68 | 123.76 | 159.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 179.81 | 163.18 | 196.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.35 | 99.86 | 207.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.03 | 84.7 | 200.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.63 | 234.93 | 247.63 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Eastern Africa was 247.63 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 247.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.97 in 1965.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.