Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 107.23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 107.23 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Sierra Leone peaked at 108.25 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.78, in 1966.
Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.82 | — |
| 1962 | 34.28 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 34.96 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 35.64 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 36.32 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 31.78 | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 31.78 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 31.78 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 31.78 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 34.05 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 34.05 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 34.05 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 34.05 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 36.32 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 36.32 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 38.59 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 40.86 | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 43.13 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 45.4 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 49.94 | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 53.35 | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 57.89 | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 56.75 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 56.75 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 59.02 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 61.29 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 63.56 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 66.74 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 70.14 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 63.56 | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 63.56 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.56 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.24 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 63.56 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.02 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 59.38 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 60.2 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 61.29 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 63.56 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 65.85 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 68.1 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 71.51 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 74.91 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 79.45 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 86.26 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 83.99 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 86.26 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 88.53 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 90.8 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 92.37 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.82 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 95.34 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 96.42 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.49 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 100.3 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 102.21 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 103.98 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 105.52 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 106.87 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 108.25 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 106.88 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 107.33 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 107.49 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 107.23 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.57 | 31.78 | 36.32 | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.68 | 34.05 | 45.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.54 | 49.94 | 70.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.09 | 59.02 | 63.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.57 | 65.85 | 90.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.43 | 92.37 | 106.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.44 | 106.88 | 108.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 15 Sri Lanka 124.86 compare
- 16 Ghana 113.06 compare
- 17 Saint Lucia 109.18 compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 106.64 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 106.61 compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 106.46 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Sierra Leone?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Sierra Leone was 107.23 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 108.25 in 2020.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.78 in 1966.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Sierra Leone ranks 18th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.