Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value was 4.84 million 1000 Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.84 million 1000 Int$
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
5th
of 15 groups
All-time high
4.84 million 1000 Int$
in 2024
All-time low
1.35 million 1000 Int$
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 4.84 million 1000 Int$ for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Eastern Africa peaked at 4.84 million 1000 Int$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.35 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 Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 Int$ Change
1961 1.55 million 1000 Int$
1962 1.62 million 1000 Int$ +4.7%
1963 1.79 million 1000 Int$ +10.2%
1964 1.91 million 1000 Int$ +6.9%
1965 1.35 million 1000 Int$ -29.4%
1966 1.55 million 1000 Int$ +14.8%
1967 1.86 million 1000 Int$ +19.9%
1968 2.10 million 1000 Int$ +13.0%
1969 2.25 million 1000 Int$ +7.1%
1970 3.12 million 1000 Int$ +38.8%
1971 3.01 million 1000 Int$ -3.4%
1972 3.02 million 1000 Int$ +0.4%
1973 3.20 million 1000 Int$ +6.0%
1974 3.51 million 1000 Int$ +9.5%
1975 3.60 million 1000 Int$ +2.7%
1976 3.32 million 1000 Int$ -7.9%
1977 3.48 million 1000 Int$ +4.8%
1978 3.59 million 1000 Int$ +3.3%
1979 2.56 million 1000 Int$ -28.8%
1980 2.42 million 1000 Int$ -5.6%
1981 2.50 million 1000 Int$ +3.4%
1982 2.77 million 1000 Int$ +10.6%
1983 2.73 million 1000 Int$ -1.3%
1984 2.64 million 1000 Int$ -3.2%
1985 2.73 million 1000 Int$ +3.2%
1986 2.77 million 1000 Int$ +1.5%
1987 2.96 million 1000 Int$ +6.7%
1988 3.06 million 1000 Int$ +3.5%
1989 3.11 million 1000 Int$ +1.6%
1990 3.28 million 1000 Int$ +5.4%
1991 3.28 million 1000 Int$ -0.0%
1992 3.19 million 1000 Int$ -2.7%
1993 3.34 million 1000 Int$ +4.9%
1994 3.43 million 1000 Int$ +2.5%
1995 3.59 million 1000 Int$ +4.8%
1996 3.72 million 1000 Int$ +3.4%
1997 3.77 million 1000 Int$ +1.4%
1998 3.85 million 1000 Int$ +2.0%
1999 3.68 million 1000 Int$ -4.2%
2000 3.85 million 1000 Int$ +4.6%
2001 4.00 million 1000 Int$ +3.7%
2002 4.05 million 1000 Int$ +1.4%
2003 3.98 million 1000 Int$ -1.8%
2004 3.99 million 1000 Int$ +0.4%
2005 3.76 million 1000 Int$ -5.9%
2006 3.76 million 1000 Int$ +0.1%
2007 3.83 million 1000 Int$ +1.8%
2008 1.95 million 1000 Int$ -49.0%
2009 2.06 million 1000 Int$ +5.8%
2010 2.13 million 1000 Int$ +3.3%
2011 2.13 million 1000 Int$ +0.1%
2012 2.06 million 1000 Int$ -3.4%
2013 2.01 million 1000 Int$ -2.3%
2014 2.09 million 1000 Int$ +3.9%
2015 2.11 million 1000 Int$ +1.1%
2016 1.65 million 1000 Int$ -21.8%
2017 2.12 million 1000 Int$ +27.9%
2018 2.82 million 1000 Int$ +33.5%
2019 3.92 million 1000 Int$ +38.8%
2020 4.81 million 1000 Int$ +22.7%
2021 4.59 million 1000 Int$ -4.6%
2022 4.61 million 1000 Int$ +0.5%
2023 4.76 million 1000 Int$ +3.2%
2024 4.84 million 1000 Int$ +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.77 million 1000 Int$ 1.35 million 1000 Int$ 2.25 million 1000 Int$ 9
1970s 3.24 million 1000 Int$ 2.56 million 1000 Int$ 3.60 million 1000 Int$ 10
1980s 2.77 million 1000 Int$ 2.42 million 1000 Int$ 3.11 million 1000 Int$ 10
1990s 3.51 million 1000 Int$ 3.19 million 1000 Int$ 3.85 million 1000 Int$ 10
2000s 3.52 million 1000 Int$ 1.95 million 1000 Int$ 4.05 million 1000 Int$ 10
2010s 2.31 million 1000 Int$ 1.65 million 1000 Int$ 3.92 million 1000 Int$ 10
2020s 4.72 million 1000 Int$ 4.59 million 1000 Int$ 4.84 million 1000 Int$ 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 2 Cameroon 1.76 million 1000 Int$ compare
  2. 3 Ghana 1.67 million 1000 Int$ compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.85 million 1000 Int$ compare
  4. 4 Philippines 1.15 million 1000 Int$ compare
  5. 5 Colombia 1.00 million 1000 Int$ compare
  6. 6 Peru 702,825 1000 Int$ compare
  7. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 218,765 1000 Int$ compare
  8. 7 Dominican Republic 625,064 1000 Int$ compare
  9. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 205,912 1000 Int$ compare
  10. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 185,156 1000 Int$ compare
  11. 8 Myanmar 555,903 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 Eastern Africa?
Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Eastern Africa was 4.84 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 4.84 million 1000 Int$ in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million 1000 Int$ in 1965.
How does Eastern Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value?
Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern 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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