Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Plantains and cooking bananas — Production was 27.01 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.01 million t
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
3rd
of 15 groups
All-time high
27.01 million t
in 2024
All-time low
7.90 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 27.01 million t for plantains and cooking bananas — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 27.01 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.90 million t, in 1961.

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

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7.90 million t
1962 8.33 million t +5.4%
1963 8.79 million t +5.5%
1964 9.22 million t +4.9%
1965 7.98 million t -13.5%
1966 8.82 million t +10.6%
1967 9.74 million t +10.4%
1968 10.29 million t +5.6%
1969 10.92 million t +6.1%
1970 13.27 million t +21.5%
1971 13.29 million t +0.2%
1972 13.26 million t -0.2%
1973 13.74 million t +3.6%
1974 14.72 million t +7.1%
1975 15.62 million t +6.2%
1976 15.08 million t -3.5%
1977 15.48 million t +2.6%
1978 15.90 million t +2.7%
1979 14.01 million t -11.9%
1980 13.79 million t -1.6%
1981 13.40 million t -2.8%
1982 13.94 million t +4.0%
1983 13.83 million t -0.8%
1984 13.80 million t -0.2%
1985 13.96 million t +1.2%
1986 14.32 million t +2.5%
1987 14.77 million t +3.2%
1988 15.19 million t +2.8%
1989 15.56 million t +2.4%
1990 15.61 million t +0.3%
1991 16.19 million t +3.7%
1992 16.05 million t -0.8%
1993 16.67 million t +3.8%
1994 17.28 million t +3.7%
1995 17.06 million t -1.3%
1996 17.65 million t +3.5%
1997 17.77 million t +0.7%
1998 18.05 million t +1.6%
1999 17.44 million t -3.4%
2000 18.44 million t +5.7%
2001 19.12 million t +3.7%
2002 18.83 million t -1.5%
2003 18.96 million t +0.7%
2004 18.89 million t -0.4%
2005 18.38 million t -2.7%
2006 18.55 million t +1.0%
2007 18.84 million t +1.5%
2008 13.71 million t -27.2%
2009 15.07 million t +9.9%
2010 14.25 million t -5.4%
2011 14.79 million t +3.8%
2012 14.94 million t +1.0%
2013 15.83 million t +6.0%
2014 17.61 million t +11.2%
2015 17.80 million t +1.1%
2016 16.73 million t -6.0%
2017 18.23 million t +9.0%
2018 20.57 million t +12.9%
2019 23.42 million t +13.8%
2020 26.27 million t +12.2%
2021 25.38 million t -3.4%
2022 25.84 million t +1.8%
2023 26.31 million t +1.8%
2024 27.01 million t +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.11 million t 7.90 million t 10.92 million t 9
1970s 14.44 million t 13.26 million t 15.90 million t 10
1980s 14.25 million t 13.40 million t 15.56 million t 10
1990s 16.98 million t 15.61 million t 18.05 million t 10
2000s 17.88 million t 13.71 million t 19.12 million t 10
2010s 17.42 million t 14.25 million t 23.42 million t 10
2020s 26.16 million t 25.38 million t 27.01 million t 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  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
  5. 5 Colombia 2.66 million t compare
  6. 6 Peru 1.87 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Plantains and cooking bananas — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 27.01 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 27.01 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.90 million t in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for plantains and cooking bananas — production?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — production rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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