Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Plantains and cooking bananas — Production was 2.87 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.87 million t
Change on year
up 20.0%
Rank
5th
of 12 groups
All-time high
2.87 million t
in 2024
All-time low
804,855 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is 2.87 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — production in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 2.87 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 804,855 t, in 1961.

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

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 804,855 t
1962 830,981 t +3.2%
1963 856,139 t +3.0%
1964 868,070 t +1.4%
1965 874,032 t +0.7%
1966 913,296 t +4.5%
1967 814,248 t -10.8%
1968 833,890 t +2.4%
1969 977,992 t +17.3%
1970 944,193 t -3.5%
1971 987,195 t +4.6%
1972 1.05 million t +6.1%
1973 1.05 million t +0.5%
1974 1.02 million t -3.0%
1975 974,320 t -4.6%
1976 1.06 million t +9.1%
1977 1.05 million t -1.1%
1978 1.15 million t +9.7%
1979 1.10 million t -4.2%
1980 1.15 million t +4.3%
1981 1.16 million t +0.7%
1982 1.14 million t -1.5%
1983 1.19 million t +3.9%
1984 1.26 million t +5.9%
1985 1.22 million t -2.9%
1986 1.31 million t +7.2%
1987 1.29 million t -2.0%
1988 1.29 million t +0.3%
1989 1.32 million t +2.1%
1990 908,440 t -31.0%
1991 1.02 million t +12.2%
1992 1.17 million t +14.5%
1993 1.19 million t +1.8%
1994 1.08 million t -8.8%
1995 1.11 million t +2.5%
1996 1.27 million t +14.6%
1997 1.14 million t -10.6%
1998 1.14 million t +0.4%
1999 1.10 million t -3.5%
2000 1.46 million t +32.2%
2001 1.52 million t +4.4%
2002 1.38 million t -9.2%
2003 1.69 million t +22.2%
2004 1.61 million t -4.3%
2005 1.38 million t -14.6%
2006 1.57 million t +13.8%
2007 1.55 million t -1.4%
2008 1.23 million t -20.3%
2009 1.53 million t +24.4%
2010 1.41 million t -7.8%
2011 1.86 million t +31.3%
2012 2.11 million t +13.5%
2013 1.87 million t -11.0%
2014 2.12 million t +13.4%
2015 2.11 million t -0.9%
2016 2.33 million t +10.5%
2017 2.42 million t +3.8%
2018 2.42 million t +0.0%
2019 2.40 million t -0.5%
2020 2.40 million t -0.0%
2021 2.37 million t -1.4%
2022 2.55 million t +7.7%
2023 2.39 million t -6.2%
2024 2.87 million t +20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 863,723 t 804,855 t 977,992 t 9
1970s 1.04 million t 944,193 t 1.15 million t 10
1980s 1.23 million t 1.14 million t 1.32 million t 10
1990s 1.11 million t 908,440 t 1.27 million t 10
2000s 1.49 million t 1.23 million t 1.69 million t 10
2010s 2.10 million t 1.41 million t 2.42 million t 10
2020s 2.52 million t 2.37 million t 2.87 million t 5

Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

  1. 2 Cameroon 4.66 million t compare
  2. 3 Ghana 4.42 million t compare
  3. 4 Philippines 3.05 million t compare
  4. 5 Colombia 2.66 million t compare
  5. 6 Peru 1.87 million t compare
  6. 7 Dominican Republic 1.66 million t compare
  7. 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
Plantains and cooking bananas — production in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 2.87 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
The highest recorded value was 2.87 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
The lowest recorded value was 804,855 t in 1961.
How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for plantains and cooking bananas — production?
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — production rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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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