Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Caribbean

Caribbean: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value was 705,618 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
705,618 1000 USD
Change on year
up 15.1%
Rank
8th
of 14 groups
All-time high
705,618 1000 USD
in 2024
All-time low
149,272 1000 USD
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Caribbean stood at 705,618 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Caribbean peaked at 705,618 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 149,272 1000 USD, in 1999.

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

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

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Caribbean, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 USD Change
1961 188,109 1000 USD
1962 195,745 1000 USD +4.1%
1963 203,790 1000 USD +4.1%
1964 196,098 1000 USD -3.8%
1965 206,130 1000 USD +5.1%
1966 227,173 1000 USD +10.2%
1967 200,524 1000 USD -11.7%
1968 195,113 1000 USD -2.7%
1969 241,372 1000 USD +23.7%
1970 251,795 1000 USD +4.3%
1971 262,059 1000 USD +4.1%
1972 254,480 1000 USD -2.9%
1973 255,514 1000 USD +0.4%
1974 254,799 1000 USD -0.3%
1975 241,495 1000 USD -5.2%
1976 261,575 1000 USD +8.3%
1977 254,570 1000 USD -2.7%
1978 287,876 1000 USD +13.1%
1979 282,079 1000 USD -2.0%
1980 304,624 1000 USD +8.0%
1981 315,522 1000 USD +3.6%
1982 312,275 1000 USD -1.0%
1983 310,807 1000 USD -0.5%
1984 319,944 1000 USD +2.9%
1985 307,874 1000 USD -3.8%
1986 331,172 1000 USD +7.6%
1987 337,784 1000 USD +2.0%
1988 330,969 1000 USD -2.0%
1989 342,344 1000 USD +3.4%
1990 186,598 1000 USD -45.5%
1991 236,432 1000 USD +26.7%
1992 221,173 1000 USD -6.5%
1993 253,329 1000 USD +14.5%
1994 218,832 1000 USD -13.6%
1995 203,100 1000 USD -7.2%
1996 212,421 1000 USD +4.6%
1997 197,416 1000 USD -7.1%
1998 203,820 1000 USD +3.2%
1999 149,272 1000 USD -26.8%
2000 228,666 1000 USD +53.2%
2001 230,077 1000 USD +0.6%
2002 230,387 1000 USD +0.1%
2003 259,667 1000 USD +12.7%
2004 245,044 1000 USD -5.6%
2005 224,205 1000 USD -8.5%
2006 293,148 1000 USD +30.7%
2007 280,517 1000 USD -4.3%
2008 232,981 1000 USD -16.9%
2009 297,083 1000 USD +27.5%
2010 288,315 1000 USD -3.0%
2011 392,878 1000 USD +36.3%
2012 482,513 1000 USD +22.8%
2013 431,824 1000 USD -10.5%
2014 434,256 1000 USD +0.6%
2015 416,045 1000 USD -4.2%
2016 466,430 1000 USD +12.1%
2017 488,186 1000 USD +4.7%
2018 476,197 1000 USD -2.5%
2019 488,395 1000 USD +2.6%
2020 535,695 1000 USD +9.7%
2021 519,931 1000 USD -2.9%
2022 582,221 1000 USD +12.0%
2023 612,805 1000 USD +5.3%
2024 705,618 1000 USD +15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 206,006 1000 USD 188,109 1000 USD 241,372 1000 USD 9
1970s 260,624 1000 USD 241,495 1000 USD 287,876 1000 USD 10
1980s 321,332 1000 USD 304,624 1000 USD 342,344 1000 USD 10
1990s 208,239 1000 USD 149,272 1000 USD 253,329 1000 USD 10
2000s 252,178 1000 USD 224,205 1000 USD 297,083 1000 USD 10
2010s 436,504 1000 USD 288,315 1000 USD 488,395 1000 USD 10
2020s 591,254 1000 USD 519,931 1000 USD 705,618 1000 USD 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 5 Dominican Republic 533,354 1000 USD compare
  2. 6 Peru 311,225 1000 USD compare
  3. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 122,847 1000 USD compare
  4. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89,146 1000 USD compare
  5. 7 Sri Lanka 190,851 1000 USD compare
  6. 8 Ecuador 162,130 1000 USD compare
  7. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 699,606 1000 USD compare
  8. 9 Puerto Rico 115,670 1000 USD compare
  9. 10 Panama 105,948 1000 USD compare
  10. 11 Congo 102,680 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Caribbean?
Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Caribbean was 705,618 1000 USD 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 Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 705,618 1000 USD in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 149,272 1000 USD in 1999.
How does Caribbean rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value?
Caribbean ranks 8th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$)
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
51 places, 2,913 data points, 1961–2024
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