Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 213.2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Nicaragua stood at 213.2. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 293.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Nicaragua peaked at 213.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.35, in 1994.
Nicaragua ranks 4th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.53 | — |
| 1962 | 39.78 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 44 | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 47.25 | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 35.44 | -25.0% |
| 1966 | 33.65 | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 36.72 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 36.4 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 38.38 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 39.08 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 41.51 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 42.78 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 43.42 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 44.7 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 51.87 | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 52.71 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 53.22 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 51.08 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 47.89 | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 47.25 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 46.61 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 45.97 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 45.34 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 44.7 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 44.06 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 43.42 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 42.78 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 42.14 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 41.51 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 40.87 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 35.12 | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 33.84 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 25.54 | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 22.35 | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 25.54 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 25.54 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 24.9 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 24.26 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 24.9 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 25.54 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 24.26 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 25.54 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 25.86 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 26.82 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 30.65 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 35.12 | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 37.24 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 37.67 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.38 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 49.17 | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 51.08 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 51.08 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.2 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 73.94 | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 95.27 | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 130.79 | +37.3% |
| 2017 | 151.97 | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 161.24 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 172.73 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 184.08 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 193.3 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 212.31 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 213.2 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.02 | 33.65 | 47.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.83 | 39.08 | 53.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.38 | 41.51 | 47.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.29 | 22.35 | 40.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.71 | 24.26 | 38.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.15 | 49.17 | 172.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200.72 | 184.08 | 213.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 1 Fiji 331.84 compare
- 1 Melanesia 471.16 compare
- 2 Uganda 281.84 compare
- 3 Guyana 216.44 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 110.9 compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 172.79 compare
- 6 Ecuador 158.81 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
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Nicaragua?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Nicaragua was 213.2 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 213.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.35 in 1994.
- How does Nicaragua rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 293.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.