Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Ghana
Ghana: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 113.06 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 113.06, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Ghana peaked at 119.81 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.33, in 1961.
That places Ghana 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.33 | — |
| 1962 | 15.33 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16.61 | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 16.61 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17.38 | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 17.79 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 18.94 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 19.6 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 20.44 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 20.44 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20.96 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 21.72 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 23.77 | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 25.17 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 31.84 | +26.5% |
| 1976 | 32.1 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 23.69 | -26.2% |
| 1978 | 23.05 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 20.04 | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 18.76 | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 21.19 | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 19.5 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 19.29 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 31.54 | +63.5% |
| 1985 | 34.5 | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 27.79 | -19.4% |
| 1987 | 27.56 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 30.67 | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 26.58 | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 20.42 | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 30.11 | +47.5% |
| 1992 | 27.65 | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 33.77 | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 37.69 | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 41.85 | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 46.6 | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 46.47 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 48.88 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 52.29 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 49.39 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 53 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 58.24 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 59.51 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 60.85 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 71.35 | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 74.11 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 82.64 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 85.3 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 91.04 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 90.41 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.51 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 90.89 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 93.93 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 96.76 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 101.01 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 102.24 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 109.35 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 119.81 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 110.47 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 112.1 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 114.13 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 112.23 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 112.82 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 113.06 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.56 | 15.33 | 20.44 | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.28 | 20.04 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.74 | 18.76 | 34.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.57 | 20.42 | 52.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.54 | 49.39 | 91.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.74 | 90.41 | 119.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.87 | 112.1 | 114.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 13 Bangladesh 125.94 compare
- 14 Guinea 125.89 compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 124.86 compare
- 17 Saint Lucia 109.18 compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 107.23 compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 106.64 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Ghana?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Ghana was 113.06 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 119.81 in 2018.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.33 in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.