Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value was 5,802 1000 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Saint Lucia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 5,802 1000 SLC for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Saint Lucia peaked at 8,490 1000 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 794 1000 SLC, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,631 1000 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 1,610 1000 SLC | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,656 1000 SLC | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1,955 1000 SLC | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 2,235 1000 SLC | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 1,289 1000 SLC | -42.3% |
| 1997 | 1,696 1000 SLC | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 1,607 1000 SLC | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 831 1000 SLC | -48.3% |
| 2000 | 794 1000 SLC | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1,106 1000 SLC | +39.3% |
| 2002 | 943 1000 SLC | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 1,456 1000 SLC | +54.4% |
| 2004 | 1,092 1000 SLC | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 1,230 1000 SLC | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,255 1000 SLC | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,476 1000 SLC | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 2,453 1000 SLC | +66.2% |
| 2009 | 2,787 1000 SLC | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 2,782 1000 SLC | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,858 1000 SLC | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,913 1000 SLC | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,949 1000 SLC | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,347 1000 SLC | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 4,175 1000 SLC | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 4,947 1000 SLC | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 5,801 1000 SLC | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 6,802 1000 SLC | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 7,103 1000 SLC | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4,526 1000 SLC | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 6,347 1000 SLC | +40.2% |
| 2022 | 8,490 1000 SLC | +33.8% |
| 2023 | 4,520 1000 SLC | -46.8% |
| 2024 | 5,802 1000 SLC | +28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,612 1000 SLC | 831 1000 SLC | 2,235 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,459 1000 SLC | 794 1000 SLC | 2,787 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,368 1000 SLC | 2,782 1000 SLC | 7,103 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,937 1000 SLC | 4,520 1000 SLC | 8,490 1000 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 23 Panama 87,772 1000 SLC compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 43,141 1000 SLC compare
- 25 El Salvador 11,687 1000 SLC compare
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,719 1000 SLC compare
- 28 Belize 3,922 1000 SLC compare
- 29 Grenada 3,524 1000 SLC compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Saint Lucia?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value in Saint Lucia was 5,802 1000 SLC 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,490 1000 SLC in 2022.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 794 1000 SLC in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value?
- Saint Lucia ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production value rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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 (current thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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