Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 87.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 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 South America is 87.98, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in South America peaked at 132.81 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 46.67, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.67 | — |
| 1962 | 49.44 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 50.42 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 52.59 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 59.15 | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 65.99 | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 64.21 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 66.32 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 68.88 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 70.02 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 65.12 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 67.12 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 67.59 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 68.89 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 70.23 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 79.27 | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 86.72 | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 84.74 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 86.96 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 87.68 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 79.31 | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 81.48 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 81.21 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 88.11 | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 86.48 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 93.31 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 96.66 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 97.78 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 103.14 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 104.5 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 106.68 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 102.11 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 104.1 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 111.99 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 116.46 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 115.84 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 107.21 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 108.67 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 117.58 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 132.81 | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 126.4 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 124.74 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 127.44 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 128.49 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 126.52 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 130.43 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 131.71 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 120.09 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 87.4 | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 86.7 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.74 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 97.92 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 105.85 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 97.6 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 96.55 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.73 | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 64.17 | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 71.13 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 72.93 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 74.17 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 79.29 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 81.42 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 87.98 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.19 | 46.67 | 68.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.77 | 65.12 | 86.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.9 | 79.31 | 97.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.07 | 102.11 | 116.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.62 | 117.58 | 132.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.38 | 53.73 | 105.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.16 | 72.93 | 87.98 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in South America?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in South America was 87.98 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 132.81 in 2001.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.67 in 1961.
- How does South America rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 15th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.