Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Melanesia

Melanesia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 471.16 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
471.16
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 12 countries
All-time high
471.16
in 2024
All-time low
0.29
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

0100200300400500196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 471.16 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11,144.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Melanesia peaked at 471.16 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.29, in 1992.

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 Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 91.87
1962 91.87 +0.0%
1963 91.87 +0.0%
1964 110.25 +20.0%
1965 110.25 +0.0%
1966 110.25 +0.0%
1967 110.25 +0.0%
1968 110.25 +0.0%
1969 110.25 +0.0%
1970 135.97 +23.3%
1971 135.97 +0.0%
1972 128.62 -5.4%
1973 128.62 +0.0%
1974 128.62 +0.0%
1975 128.62 +0.0%
1976 132.3 +2.9%
1977 135.97 +2.8%
1978 139.65 +2.7%
1979 143.32 +2.6%
1980 147 +2.6%
1981 46.3 -68.5%
1982 36.75 -20.6%
1983 36.75 +0.0%
1984 22.75 -38.1%
1985 22.05 -3.1%
1986 22.05 +0.0%
1987 22.05 +0.0%
1988 22.05 +0.0%
1989 22.05 +0.0%
1990 22.78 +3.3%
1991 1.01 -95.6%
1992 0.29 -71.3%
1993 3.49 +1103.4%
1994 4.41 +26.4%
1995 11.02 +149.9%
1996 3.16 -71.3%
1997 1.76 -44.3%
1998 10.66 +505.7%
1999 3.97 -62.8%
2000 7.75 +95.2%
2001 9.44 +21.8%
2002 5.73 -39.3%
2003 1.98 -65.4%
2004 10.33 +421.7%
2005 12.09 +17.0%
2006 16.61 +37.4%
2007 17.53 +5.5%
2008 6.69 -61.8%
2009 5.88 -12.1%
2010 5.24 -10.9%
2011 6.69 +27.7%
2012 8.49 +26.9%
2013 6.69 -21.2%
2014 4.19 -37.4%
2015 147.18 +3412.6%
2016 148.63 +1.0%
2017 196.82 +32.4%
2018 207.48 +5.4%
2019 235.41 +13.5%
2020 230.53 -2.1%
2021 332.8 +44.4%
2022 382.59 +15.0%
2023 469.09 +22.6%
2024 471.16 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 104.12 91.87 110.25 9
1970s 133.77 128.62 143.32 10
1980s 39.98 22.05 147 10
1990s 6.26 0.29 22.78 10
2000s 9.4 1.98 17.53 10
2010s 96.68 4.19 235.41 10
2020s 377.23 230.53 471.16 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 Fiji 331.84 compare
  2. 2 Uganda 281.84 compare
  3. 3 Guyana 216.44 compare
  4. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 110.9 compare
  5. 4 Nicaragua 213.2 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Melanesia?
Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Melanesia was 471.16 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 471.16 in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 1992.
How does Melanesia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
Melanesia ranks 1st out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11,144.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia 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
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.