Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Plantains and cooking bananas — Production was 12.85 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.85 million t
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
5th
of 15 groups
All-time high
12.85 million t
in 2024
All-time low
3.58 million t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — production in Eastern Africa is 12.85 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 12.85 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.58 million t, in 1965.

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

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 4.11 million t
1962 4.30 million t +4.7%
1963 4.74 million t +10.2%
1964 5.07 million t +6.9%
1965 3.58 million t -29.4%
1966 4.11 million t +14.8%
1967 4.93 million t +19.9%
1968 5.57 million t +13.0%
1969 5.96 million t +7.1%
1970 8.28 million t +38.8%
1971 7.99 million t -3.4%
1972 8.03 million t +0.4%
1973 8.51 million t +6.0%
1974 9.32 million t +9.5%
1975 9.57 million t +2.7%
1976 8.81 million t -7.9%
1977 9.23 million t +4.8%
1978 9.54 million t +3.3%
1979 6.80 million t -28.8%
1980 6.42 million t -5.6%
1981 6.64 million t +3.4%
1982 7.35 million t +10.6%
1983 7.25 million t -1.3%
1984 7.02 million t -3.2%
1985 7.25 million t +3.2%
1986 7.36 million t +1.5%
1987 7.85 million t +6.7%
1988 8.12 million t +3.5%
1989 8.25 million t +1.6%
1990 8.70 million t +5.4%
1991 8.89 million t +2.2%
1992 8.65 million t -2.7%
1993 9.08 million t +4.9%
1994 9.30 million t +2.4%
1995 9.74 million t +4.8%
1996 9.87 million t +1.3%
1997 10.01 million t +1.4%
1998 10.22 million t +2.0%
1999 9.78 million t -4.2%
2000 10.24 million t +4.6%
2001 10.61 million t +3.7%
2002 10.76 million t +1.4%
2003 10.56 million t -1.8%
2004 10.60 million t +0.4%
2005 9.98 million t -5.9%
2006 9.99 million t +0.1%
2007 10.17 million t +1.8%
2008 5.18 million t -49.0%
2009 5.48 million t +5.8%
2010 5.66 million t +3.3%
2011 5.66 million t +0.1%
2012 5.47 million t -3.4%
2013 5.35 million t -2.3%
2014 5.55 million t +3.9%
2015 5.62 million t +1.1%
2016 4.39 million t -21.8%
2017 5.62 million t +27.9%
2018 7.50 million t +33.5%
2019 10.41 million t +38.8%
2020 12.77 million t +22.7%
2021 12.19 million t -4.6%
2022 12.24 million t +0.5%
2023 12.63 million t +3.2%
2024 12.85 million t +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.71 million t 3.58 million t 5.96 million t 9
1970s 8.61 million t 6.80 million t 9.57 million t 10
1980s 7.35 million t 6.42 million t 8.25 million t 10
1990s 9.42 million t 8.65 million t 10.22 million t 10
2000s 9.36 million t 5.18 million t 10.76 million t 10
2010s 6.12 million t 4.39 million t 10.41 million t 10
2020s 12.54 million t 12.19 million t 12.85 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 2 Cameroon 4.66 million t compare
  2. 3 Ghana 4.42 million t compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.91 million t compare
  4. 4 Philippines 3.05 million t compare
  5. 5 Colombia 2.66 million t compare
  6. 6 Peru 1.87 million t compare
  7. 7 Dominican Republic 1.66 million t compare
  8. 8 Myanmar 1.48 million t compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — production in Eastern Africa?
Plantains and cooking bananas — production in Eastern Africa was 12.85 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 12.85 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.58 million t in 1965.
How does Eastern Africa rank for plantains and cooking bananas — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 4,351 data points, 1961–2024
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