Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Western Africa
Western Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value was 2.88 million 1000 Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 Int$.
Analysis
In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Western Africa stood at 2.88 million 1000 Int$. 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 value in Western Africa peaked at 2.88 million 1000 Int$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 831,339 1000 Int$, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 831,339 1000 Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 876,221 1000 Int$ | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 874,451 1000 Int$ | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 901,674 1000 Int$ | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 929,650 1000 Int$ | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 948,100 1000 Int$ | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 985,753 1000 Int$ | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 995,543 1000 Int$ | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.03 million 1000 Int$ | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.03 million 1000 Int$ | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 million 1000 Int$ | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.09 million 1000 Int$ | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.10 million 1000 Int$ | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.14 million 1000 Int$ | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.41 million 1000 Int$ | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 1.42 million 1000 Int$ | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.26 million 1000 Int$ | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 1.27 million 1000 Int$ | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million 1000 Int$ | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.17 million 1000 Int$ | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 1.22 million 1000 Int$ | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.20 million 1000 Int$ | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.16 million 1000 Int$ | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.41 million 1000 Int$ | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 1.47 million 1000 Int$ | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.38 million 1000 Int$ | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.37 million 1000 Int$ | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.34 million 1000 Int$ | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.50 million 1000 Int$ | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 1.34 million 1000 Int$ | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 1.06 million 1000 Int$ | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million 1000 Int$ | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million 1000 Int$ | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 1.29 million 1000 Int$ | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million 1000 Int$ | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.42 million 1000 Int$ | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.50 million 1000 Int$ | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million 1000 Int$ | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million 1000 Int$ | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.54 million 1000 Int$ | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million 1000 Int$ | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million 1000 Int$ | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million 1000 Int$ | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million 1000 Int$ | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million 1000 Int$ | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million 1000 Int$ | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.00 million 1000 Int$ | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.10 million 1000 Int$ | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.12 million 1000 Int$ | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.13 million 1000 Int$ | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.18 million 1000 Int$ | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million 1000 Int$ | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.23 million 1000 Int$ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.29 million 1000 Int$ | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.38 million 1000 Int$ | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.42 million 1000 Int$ | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.55 million 1000 Int$ | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.74 million 1000 Int$ | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.65 million 1000 Int$ | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.71 million 1000 Int$ | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.74 million 1000 Int$ | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.76 million 1000 Int$ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.86 million 1000 Int$ | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million 1000 Int$ | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 929,989 1000 Int$ | 831,339 1000 Int$ | 1.03 million 1000 Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 million 1000 Int$ | 1.03 million 1000 Int$ | 1.42 million 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 million 1000 Int$ | 1.16 million 1000 Int$ | 1.50 million 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million 1000 Int$ | 1.04 million 1000 Int$ | 1.60 million 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million 1000 Int$ | 1.54 million 1000 Int$ | 2.12 million 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million 1000 Int$ | 2.13 million 1000 Int$ | 2.74 million 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million 1000 Int$ | 2.71 million 1000 Int$ | 2.88 million 1000 Int$ | 5 |
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- 5 Colombia 1.00 million 1000 Int$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Western Africa?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Western Africa was 2.88 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million 1000 Int$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 831,339 1000 Int$ in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value 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 Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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