Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 124.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 124.86, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 303.17 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 54.16, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 15th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.16 | — |
| 1962 | 54.16 | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 57.84 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 63.89 | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 70.62 | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 76.4 | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 93.65 | +22.6% |
| 1968 | 68.86 | -26.5% |
| 1969 | 66.41 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 62.69 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 73.98 | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 69.9 | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 72.29 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 88.4 | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 135.65 | +53.5% |
| 1976 | 146.09 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 135.57 | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 130.37 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 241.35 | +85.1% |
| 1980 | 303.17 | +25.6% |
| 1981 | 200.58 | -33.8% |
| 1982 | 157.05 | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 165.36 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 134.35 | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 91.88 | -31.6% |
| 1986 | 111.41 | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 94.21 | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 97.48 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 106.62 | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 86.62 | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 83.32 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 83.62 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 91.63 | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 96.68 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 97.52 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 100.88 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 106.09 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 102.56 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 103.4 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 102.56 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 100.59 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 99.2 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 94.76 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 90.79 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 91.68 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 84.82 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 87.22 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 89.1 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 86.03 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 96.25 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 101.8 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 106.99 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 101.67 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 107.96 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 100.58 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 91.46 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 105.17 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 121.07 | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 94.39 | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 164.01 | +73.8% |
| 2021 | 136.82 | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 133.09 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 131.63 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 124.86 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.55 | 54.16 | 93.65 | 9 |
| 1970s | 115.63 | 62.69 | 241.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.21 | 91.88 | 303.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.23 | 83.32 | 106.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.67 | 84.82 | 102.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.73 | 91.46 | 121.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.08 | 124.86 | 164.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 12 Belize 126.93 compare
- 12 Polynesia 94.24 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 125.94 compare
- 14 Guinea 125.89 compare
- 16 Ghana 113.06 compare
- 17 Saint Lucia 109.18 compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 107.23 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Sri Lanka was 124.86 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 303.17 in 1980.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.16 in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.