Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 121.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
121.77
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
11th
of 15 groups
All-time high
121.77
in 2024
All-time low
35.16
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 121.77, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Western Africa peaked at 121.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.16, 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.16 | — |
| 1962 | 37.06 | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 36.98 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 38.14 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 39.32 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 40.1 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 41.69 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 42.11 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 43.44 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 43.43 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 45.24 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 46.15 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 46.66 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 48.42 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 59.72 | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 60.02 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 53.48 | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 53.89 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 54.62 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 49.65 | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 51.41 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 50.68 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 49.1 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 59.82 | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 62.12 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 58.26 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 57.75 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 56.79 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 63.32 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 56.77 | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 44.71 | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 44.06 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 48.08 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 54.38 | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 56.97 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 59.98 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 63.36 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 66.23 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 67.68 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 65.22 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 66.81 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 69.47 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 69.64 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 70.92 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.36 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 79.62 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 84.51 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 88.97 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 89.82 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 90.29 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.04 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 91.47 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.21 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 96.92 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 100.59 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 102.48 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 107.77 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 115.79 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 112.1 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 114.66 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 115.78 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 116.56 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 120.84 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 121.77 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.33 | 35.16 | 43.44 | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.16 | 43.43 | 60.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.89 | 49.1 | 63.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.22 | 44.06 | 67.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.33 | 65.22 | 89.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.37 | 90.29 | 115.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.92 | 114.66 | 121.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Puerto Rico 141.63 compare
- 9 Jamaica 138.76 compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 100.22 compare
- 10 Myanmar 136 compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 99.3 compare
- 11 New Caledonia 135.59 compare
- 12 Belize 126.93 compare
- 12 Polynesia 94.24 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 125.94 compare
- 14 Guinea 125.89 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Western Africa?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Western Africa was 121.77 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 121.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.16 in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.