Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Plantains and cooking bananas — Production was 20.47 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.47 million t
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 12 regions
All-time high
20.47 million t
in 2024
All-time low
5.34 million t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 20.47 million t for plantains and cooking bananas — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 20.47 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.34 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 5.71 million t
1962 5.96 million t +4.5%
1963 6.40 million t +7.2%
1964 6.70 million t +4.7%
1965 5.34 million t -20.2%
1966 5.89 million t +10.3%
1967 6.79 million t +15.1%
1968 7.44 million t +9.7%
1969 7.82 million t +5.1%
1970 10.24 million t +30.9%
1971 10.05 million t -1.8%
1972 10.14 million t +0.9%
1973 10.64 million t +4.9%
1974 11.45 million t +7.7%
1975 11.75 million t +2.6%
1976 11.10 million t -5.5%
1977 11.55 million t +4.0%
1978 11.79 million t +2.0%
1979 9.24 million t -21.6%
1980 8.92 million t -3.4%
1981 9.13 million t +2.3%
1982 9.89 million t +8.3%
1983 9.89 million t -0.0%
1984 9.72 million t -1.7%
1985 10.07 million t +3.7%
1986 10.20 million t +1.2%
1987 10.70 million t +4.9%
1988 11.00 million t +2.8%
1989 11.22 million t +2.0%
1990 11.84 million t +5.5%
1991 12.02 million t +1.5%
1992 11.84 million t -1.5%
1993 12.40 million t +4.7%
1994 12.73 million t +2.7%
1995 12.26 million t -3.7%
1996 12.40 million t +1.2%
1997 12.41 million t +0.0%
1998 12.60 million t +1.6%
1999 12.14 million t -3.7%
2000 12.71 million t +4.7%
2001 13.17 million t +3.6%
2002 13.35 million t +1.4%
2003 13.22 million t -1.0%
2004 13.20 million t -0.2%
2005 12.71 million t -3.7%
2006 12.82 million t +0.9%
2007 12.98 million t +1.2%
2008 7.94 million t -38.8%
2009 9.23 million t +16.2%
2010 10.22 million t +10.8%
2011 10.35 million t +1.2%
2012 10.25 million t -1.0%
2013 11.12 million t +8.5%
2014 12.55 million t +12.8%
2015 12.73 million t +1.4%
2016 11.48 million t -9.8%
2017 12.70 million t +10.7%
2018 14.84 million t +16.8%
2019 17.75 million t +19.6%
2020 20.21 million t +13.9%
2021 19.51 million t -3.5%
2022 19.83 million t +1.6%
2023 20.31 million t +2.5%
2024 20.47 million t +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.45 million t 5.34 million t 7.82 million t 9
1970s 10.79 million t 9.24 million t 11.79 million t 10
1980s 10.07 million t 8.92 million t 11.22 million t 10
1990s 12.27 million t 11.84 million t 12.73 million t 10
2000s 12.13 million t 7.94 million t 13.35 million t 10
2010s 12.40 million t 10.22 million t 17.75 million t 10
2020s 20.07 million t 19.51 million t 20.47 million t 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 Uganda 11.83 million t compare
  2. 2 Cameroon 4.66 million t compare
  3. 3 Ghana 4.42 million t compare
  4. 4 Philippines 3.05 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Plantains and cooking bananas — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 20.47 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 20.47 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.34 million t in 1965.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for plantains and cooking bananas — production?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 12 regions with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — production rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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