Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Central America

Central America: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value was 250,365 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
250,365 1000 USD
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
10th
of 14 groups
All-time high
263,777 1000 USD
in 2021
All-time low
76,577 1000 USD
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Central America is 250,365 1000 USD, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Central America peaked at 263,777 1000 USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76,577 1000 USD, 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 Central America, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 USD Change
1961 76,577 1000 USD
1962 79,669 1000 USD +4.0%
1963 82,239 1000 USD +3.2%
1964 83,804 1000 USD +1.9%
1965 79,665 1000 USD -4.9%
1966 80,448 1000 USD +1.0%
1967 89,944 1000 USD +11.8%
1968 97,611 1000 USD +8.5%
1969 106,959 1000 USD +9.6%
1970 96,104 1000 USD -10.1%
1971 100,245 1000 USD +4.3%
1972 106,028 1000 USD +5.8%
1973 108,485 1000 USD +2.3%
1974 106,316 1000 USD -2.0%
1975 106,629 1000 USD +0.3%
1976 111,195 1000 USD +4.3%
1977 113,260 1000 USD +1.9%
1978 112,663 1000 USD -0.5%
1979 113,850 1000 USD +1.1%
1980 104,456 1000 USD -8.3%
1981 103,644 1000 USD -0.8%
1982 104,427 1000 USD +0.8%
1983 91,886 1000 USD -12.0%
1984 83,061 1000 USD -9.6%
1985 85,539 1000 USD +3.0%
1986 89,878 1000 USD +5.1%
1987 92,932 1000 USD +3.4%
1988 93,360 1000 USD +0.5%
1989 96,044 1000 USD +2.9%
1990 127,684 1000 USD +32.9%
1991 141,987 1000 USD +11.2%
1992 143,627 1000 USD +1.2%
1993 145,827 1000 USD +1.5%
1994 144,801 1000 USD -0.7%
1995 152,109 1000 USD +5.0%
1996 145,996 1000 USD -4.0%
1997 128,907 1000 USD -11.7%
1998 121,276 1000 USD -5.9%
1999 99,913 1000 USD -17.6%
2000 121,477 1000 USD +21.6%
2001 122,569 1000 USD +0.9%
2002 128,827 1000 USD +5.1%
2003 128,562 1000 USD -0.2%
2004 125,123 1000 USD -2.7%
2005 120,819 1000 USD -3.4%
2006 135,502 1000 USD +12.2%
2007 136,717 1000 USD +0.9%
2008 138,705 1000 USD +1.5%
2009 134,579 1000 USD -3.0%
2010 104,411 1000 USD -22.4%
2011 103,348 1000 USD -1.0%
2012 126,884 1000 USD +22.8%
2013 137,520 1000 USD +8.4%
2014 161,480 1000 USD +17.4%
2015 156,289 1000 USD -3.2%
2016 187,592 1000 USD +20.0%
2017 204,071 1000 USD +8.8%
2018 212,388 1000 USD +4.1%
2019 222,104 1000 USD +4.6%
2020 216,326 1000 USD -2.6%
2021 263,777 1000 USD +21.9%
2022 241,959 1000 USD -8.3%
2023 244,308 1000 USD +1.0%
2024 250,365 1000 USD +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 86,324 1000 USD 76,577 1000 USD 106,959 1000 USD 9
1970s 107,478 1000 USD 96,104 1000 USD 113,850 1000 USD 10
1980s 94,523 1000 USD 83,061 1000 USD 104,456 1000 USD 10
1990s 135,213 1000 USD 99,913 1000 USD 152,109 1000 USD 10
2000s 129,288 1000 USD 120,819 1000 USD 138,705 1000 USD 10
2010s 161,609 1000 USD 103,348 1000 USD 222,104 1000 USD 10
2020s 243,347 1000 USD 216,326 1000 USD 263,777 1000 USD 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89,146 1000 USD compare
  2. 7 Sri Lanka 190,851 1000 USD compare
  3. 8 Ecuador 162,130 1000 USD compare
  4. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 699,606 1000 USD compare
  5. 9 Puerto Rico 115,670 1000 USD compare
  6. 10 Panama 105,948 1000 USD compare
  7. 11 Congo 102,680 1000 USD compare
  8. 12 Nicaragua 94,829 1000 USD compare
  9. 13 Malawi 77,808 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Central America?
Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Central America was 250,365 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 263,777 1000 USD in 2021.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 76,577 1000 USD in 1961.
How does Central America rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value?
Central America ranks 10th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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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