Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 102.86 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
102.86
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
6th
of 12 groups
All-time high
102.86
in 2015
All-time low
16.7
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa is 102.86, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Middle Africa peaked at 102.86 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.7, in 1961.
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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.7 | — |
| 1962 | 18.29 | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 18.91 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 21.95 | +16.1% |
| 1965 | 18.35 | -16.4% |
| 1966 | 19.13 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 21.13 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 21.49 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 19.43 | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 21.36 | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 22.51 | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 23.74 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 24.6 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 26.66 | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 25.37 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 24.41 | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 25.69 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 27.94 | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 28.18 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 29.19 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 29.59 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 29.95 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 33.39 | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 31.24 | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 34.99 | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 35.88 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 32.22 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 31.6 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 35.03 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 33.99 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 35.59 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 36.14 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 37.54 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 39.33 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 30.83 | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 30.98 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 29.33 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 29.7 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 27.64 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 28.03 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 28.64 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 28.83 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.33 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 29.69 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 36.74 | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 38.54 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 40.29 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 42.18 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 52.47 | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 65.21 | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 65.76 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 70.62 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 81.06 | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 100.66 | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 102.86 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 96.48 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 96.76 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.02 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 98.9 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 100.67 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 101.81 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 102.54 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 102.34 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 102.86 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.49 | 16.7 | 21.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.05 | 21.36 | 28.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.31 | 29.19 | 35.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.11 | 27.64 | 39.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.47 | 28.03 | 52.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.63 | 65.21 | 102.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.04 | 100.67 | 102.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 3 Guyana 216.44 compare
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- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 100.54 compare
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- 7 Micronesia 100.54 compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 141.63 compare
- 9 Jamaica 138.76 compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 100.22 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Middle Africa?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Middle Africa was 102.86 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 102.86 in 2015.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7 in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Middle Africa ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle 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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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.