Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Africa

Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value was 11.53 million 1000 Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.53 million 1000 Int$
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
2nd
of 15 groups
All-time high
11.53 million 1000 Int$
in 2024
All-time low
2.96 million 1000 Int$
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 Int$.

Analysis

Africa recorded 11.53 million 1000 Int$ for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Africa peaked at 11.53 million 1000 Int$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.96 million 1000 Int$, in 1965.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 Int$ Change
1961 3.00 million 1000 Int$
1962 3.18 million 1000 Int$ +5.9%
1963 3.36 million 1000 Int$ +5.9%
1964 3.62 million 1000 Int$ +7.8%
1965 2.96 million 1000 Int$ -18.4%
1966 3.20 million 1000 Int$ +8.4%
1967 3.62 million 1000 Int$ +13.1%
1968 3.89 million 1000 Int$ +7.3%
1969 3.99 million 1000 Int$ +2.7%
1970 4.94 million 1000 Int$ +23.6%
1971 4.91 million 1000 Int$ -0.4%
1972 4.99 million 1000 Int$ +1.6%
1973 5.22 million 1000 Int$ +4.5%
1974 5.64 million 1000 Int$ +8.1%
1975 5.96 million 1000 Int$ +5.6%
1976 5.64 million 1000 Int$ -5.2%
1977 5.69 million 1000 Int$ +0.9%
1978 5.90 million 1000 Int$ +3.7%
1979 4.90 million 1000 Int$ -17.1%
1980 4.67 million 1000 Int$ -4.5%
1981 4.81 million 1000 Int$ +3.0%
1982 5.07 million 1000 Int$ +5.4%
1983 5.13 million 1000 Int$ +1.1%
1984 5.22 million 1000 Int$ +1.7%
1985 5.50 million 1000 Int$ +5.3%
1986 5.48 million 1000 Int$ -0.3%
1987 5.52 million 1000 Int$ +0.7%
1988 5.57 million 1000 Int$ +1.0%
1989 5.90 million 1000 Int$ +5.9%
1990 5.88 million 1000 Int$ -0.4%
1991 5.65 million 1000 Int$ -3.8%
1992 5.57 million 1000 Int$ -1.5%
1993 5.87 million 1000 Int$ +5.4%
1994 6.17 million 1000 Int$ +5.1%
1995 6.09 million 1000 Int$ -1.4%
1996 6.28 million 1000 Int$ +3.3%
1997 6.36 million 1000 Int$ +1.1%
1998 6.51 million 1000 Int$ +2.5%
1999 6.31 million 1000 Int$ -3.1%
2000 6.44 million 1000 Int$ +2.0%
2001 6.64 million 1000 Int$ +3.1%
2002 6.76 million 1000 Int$ +1.9%
2003 6.71 million 1000 Int$ -0.8%
2004 6.77 million 1000 Int$ +0.9%
2005 6.97 million 1000 Int$ +3.0%
2006 7.07 million 1000 Int$ +1.4%
2007 7.32 million 1000 Int$ +3.5%
2008 5.62 million 1000 Int$ -23.3%
2009 6.13 million 1000 Int$ +9.2%
2010 6.68 million 1000 Int$ +9.0%
2011 6.75 million 1000 Int$ +1.0%
2012 6.84 million 1000 Int$ +1.4%
2013 7.25 million 1000 Int$ +5.9%
2014 8.12 million 1000 Int$ +12.0%
2015 8.31 million 1000 Int$ +2.4%
2016 7.66 million 1000 Int$ -7.8%
2017 8.25 million 1000 Int$ +7.8%
2018 9.20 million 1000 Int$ +11.4%
2019 10.24 million 1000 Int$ +11.3%
2020 11.25 million 1000 Int$ +9.9%
2021 11.10 million 1000 Int$ -1.3%
2022 11.17 million 1000 Int$ +0.6%
2023 11.41 million 1000 Int$ +2.1%
2024 11.53 million 1000 Int$ +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.43 million 1000 Int$ 2.96 million 1000 Int$ 3.99 million 1000 Int$ 9
1970s 5.38 million 1000 Int$ 4.90 million 1000 Int$ 5.96 million 1000 Int$ 10
1980s 5.29 million 1000 Int$ 4.67 million 1000 Int$ 5.90 million 1000 Int$ 10
1990s 6.07 million 1000 Int$ 5.57 million 1000 Int$ 6.51 million 1000 Int$ 10
2000s 6.64 million 1000 Int$ 5.62 million 1000 Int$ 7.32 million 1000 Int$ 10
2010s 7.93 million 1000 Int$ 6.68 million 1000 Int$ 10.24 million 1000 Int$ 10
2020s 11.29 million 1000 Int$ 11.10 million 1000 Int$ 11.53 million 1000 Int$ 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 Uganda 4.46 million 1000 Int$ compare
  2. 2 Cameroon 1.76 million 1000 Int$ compare
  3. 3 Ghana 1.67 million 1000 Int$ compare
  4. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.85 million 1000 Int$ compare
  5. 4 Philippines 1.15 million 1000 Int$ compare
  6. 5 Colombia 1.00 million 1000 Int$ compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Africa?
Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Africa was 11.53 million 1000 Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 11.53 million 1000 Int$ in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.96 million 1000 Int$ in 1965.
How does Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value?
Africa ranks 2nd out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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 Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$)
Unit
1000 Int$
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 4,284 data points, 1961–2024
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