Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 109.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, 1978–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Saint Lucia is 109.18, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Saint Lucia peaked at 168.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.86, in 2006.
Saint Lucia ranks 17th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 97.22 | — |
| 1979 | 65.08 | -33.1% |
| 1980 | 70.46 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 83.76 | +18.9% |
| 1982 | 86.34 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 103.56 | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 106.14 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 100.98 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 100.98 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.98 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 106.59 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 112.2 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 111.64 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.54 | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 79.59 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 80.1 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 85 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 84.15 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 65.75 | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 84.21 | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 72.71 | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 39.83 | -45.2% |
| 2000 | 38.71 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 39.27 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 40.39 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 39.27 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 50.21 | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 40.11 | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 36.86 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 49.87 | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 74 | +48.4% |
| 2009 | 81.74 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 78.72 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 78.21 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.01 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 75.65 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.22 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 100.72 | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 116.06 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 132.4 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 149.17 | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 152.14 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 96.27 | -36.7% |
| 2021 | 130.04 | +35.1% |
| 2022 | 168.81 | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 89.93 | -46.7% |
| 2024 | 109.18 | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.15 | 65.08 | 97.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 97.2 | 70.46 | 112.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.15 | 39.83 | 111.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.04 | 36.86 | 81.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.23 | 75.65 | 152.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.85 | 89.93 | 168.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 14 Guinea 125.89 compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 124.86 compare
- 16 Ghana 113.06 compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 107.23 compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 106.64 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 106.61 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Saint Lucia?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Saint Lucia was 109.18 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 168.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.86 in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Saint Lucia ranks 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.