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

Latest (2024)
247.63
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
3rd
of 15 groups
All-time high
247.63
in 2024
All-time low
68.97
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

50100150200250196119922024

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

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 1 Fiji 331.84 compare
  2. 1 Melanesia 471.16 compare
  3. 2 Uganda 281.84 compare
  4. 3 Guyana 216.44 compare
  5. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 110.9 compare
  6. 4 Nicaragua 213.2 compare
  7. 5 Dominican Republic 172.79 compare
  8. 6 Ecuador 158.81 compare

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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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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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.