Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Ecuador
Ecuador: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 158.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Ecuador stood at 158.81. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.9% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Ecuador peaked at 158.81 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.01, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 6th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.01 | — |
| 1962 | 49.89 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 53.56 | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 67.88 | +26.7% |
| 1965 | 87.7 | +29.2% |
| 1966 | 96.36 | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 58.92 | -38.9% |
| 1968 | 70.91 | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 65.28 | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 65.8 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 64.5 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 63.86 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 65.47 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 62.56 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 59.47 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 60.09 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 112.8 | +87.7% |
| 1978 | 116.72 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 98.63 | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 110.05 | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 111.58 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 110.42 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 100.71 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 109.03 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 138.56 | +27.1% |
| 1986 | 113.69 | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 124.33 | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 140.55 | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 154.37 | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 156.1 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 134.9 | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 142.86 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 120.75 | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 135.13 | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 99.78 | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 115.4 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 110.71 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 68.35 | -38.3% |
| 1999 | 96.36 | +41.0% |
| 2000 | 71.63 | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 119.16 | +66.4% |
| 2002 | 111.45 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 115.41 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 107.66 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 103.75 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 85.09 | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 87.2 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 74.18 | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 80.51 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 80.2 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.75 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 81.96 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 88.53 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 111.55 | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 89.45 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 111.93 | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 95.54 | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 109.83 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 105.85 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 111.88 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 125.67 | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 123.18 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 158.81 | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.5 | 48.01 | 96.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.99 | 59.47 | 116.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 121.33 | 100.71 | 154.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.03 | 68.35 | 156.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.6 | 71.63 | 119.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.47 | 80.2 | 111.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.08 | 105.85 | 158.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 3 Guyana 216.44 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 110.9 compare
- 4 Nicaragua 213.2 compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 172.79 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
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Ecuador?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Ecuador was 158.81 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 158.81 in 2024.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.01 in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Ecuador ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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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.