Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value was 1.45 million 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.45 million 1000 USD
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
2nd
of 7 groups
All-time high
1.45 million 1000 USD
in 2015
All-time low
182,143 1000 USD
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 1.45 million 1000 USD for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in 2024.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Middle Africa peaked at 1.45 million 1000 USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 182,143 1000 USD, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 USD Change
1961 182,143 1000 USD
1962 220,981 1000 USD +21.3%
1963 232,169 1000 USD +5.1%
1964 308,543 1000 USD +32.9%
1965 200,587 1000 USD -35.0%
1966 217,765 1000 USD +8.6%
1967 263,531 1000 USD +21.0%
1968 262,000 1000 USD -0.6%
1969 212,554 1000 USD -18.9%
1970 233,234 1000 USD +9.7%
1971 252,336 1000 USD +8.2%
1972 277,922 1000 USD +10.1%
1973 291,904 1000 USD +5.0%
1974 344,748 1000 USD +18.1%
1975 297,184 1000 USD -13.8%
1976 260,102 1000 USD -12.5%
1977 287,788 1000 USD +10.6%
1978 355,441 1000 USD +23.5%
1979 338,011 1000 USD -4.9%
1980 357,757 1000 USD +5.8%
1981 363,233 1000 USD +1.5%
1982 347,089 1000 USD -4.4%
1983 427,348 1000 USD +23.1%
1984 348,466 1000 USD -18.5%
1985 418,446 1000 USD +20.1%
1986 444,700 1000 USD +6.3%
1987 346,242 1000 USD -22.1%
1988 319,293 1000 USD -7.8%
1989 398,189 1000 USD +24.7%
1990 339,553 1000 USD -14.7%
1991 367,781 1000 USD +8.3%
1992 394,237 1000 USD +7.2%
1993 420,113 1000 USD +6.6%
1994 449,542 1000 USD +7.0%
1995 459,936 1000 USD +2.3%
1996 469,832 1000 USD +2.2%
1997 481,408 1000 USD +2.5%
1998 484,219 1000 USD +0.6%
1999 423,083 1000 USD -12.6%
2000 428,431 1000 USD +1.3%
2001 436,044 1000 USD +1.8%
2002 437,140 1000 USD +0.3%
2003 446,780 1000 USD +2.2%
2004 461,374 1000 USD +3.3%
2005 664,567 1000 USD +44.0%
2006 717,095 1000 USD +7.9%
2007 767,381 1000 USD +7.0%
2008 820,628 1000 USD +6.9%
2009 896,469 1000 USD +9.2%
2010 1.02 million 1000 USD +13.6%
2011 1.00 million 1000 USD -1.3%
2012 1.13 million 1000 USD +12.8%
2013 1.17 million 1000 USD +3.1%
2014 1.39 million 1000 USD +19.0%
2015 1.45 million 1000 USD +4.0%
2016 1.27 million 1000 USD -12.0%
2017 1.30 million 1000 USD +2.2%
2018 1.33 million 1000 USD +2.3%
2019 1.35 million 1000 USD +1.4%
2020 1.40 million 1000 USD +3.5%
2021 1.42 million 1000 USD +1.9%
2022 1.44 million 1000 USD +1.3%
2023 1.43 million 1000 USD -0.7%
2024 1.45 million 1000 USD +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 233,364 1000 USD 182,143 1000 USD 308,543 1000 USD 9
1970s 293,867 1000 USD 233,234 1000 USD 355,441 1000 USD 10
1980s 377,076 1000 USD 319,293 1000 USD 444,700 1000 USD 10
1990s 428,970 1000 USD 339,553 1000 USD 484,219 1000 USD 10
2000s 607,591 1000 USD 428,431 1000 USD 896,469 1000 USD 10
2010s 1.24 million 1000 USD 1.00 million 1000 USD 1.45 million 1000 USD 10
2020s 1.43 million 1000 USD 1.40 million 1000 USD 1.45 million 1000 USD 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Ghana 1.37 million 1000 USD compare
  2. 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.10 million 1000 USD compare
  3. 2 Cameroon 1.33 million 1000 USD compare
  4. 3 Colombia 1.25 million 1000 USD compare
  5. 4 Nigeria 1.08 million 1000 USD compare
  6. 5 Dominican Republic 533,354 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Middle Africa?
Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Middle Africa was 1.45 million 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 million 1000 USD in 2015.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 182,143 1000 USD in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle 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 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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