Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Production was 927,133 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
927,133 t
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
13th
of 15 groups
All-time high
1.80 million t
in 1980
All-time low
322,097 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — production in Southern Asia is 927,133 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — production in Southern Asia peaked at 1.80 million t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 322,097 t, in 1962.

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

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 334,000 t
1962 322,097 t -3.6%
1963 344,000 t +6.8%
1964 380,000 t +10.5%
1965 420,000 t +10.5%
1966 454,381 t +8.2%
1967 556,969 t +22.6%
1968 409,523 t -26.5%
1969 394,972 t -3.6%
1970 372,870 t -5.6%
1971 440,000 t +18.0%
1972 415,741 t -5.5%
1973 429,969 t +3.4%
1974 525,795 t +22.3%
1975 806,801 t +53.4%
1976 868,875 t +7.7%
1977 806,301 t -7.2%
1978 775,414 t -3.8%
1979 1.44 million t +85.1%
1980 1.80 million t +25.6%
1981 1.19 million t -33.8%
1982 934,096 t -21.7%
1983 983,504 t +5.3%
1984 799,040 t -18.8%
1985 546,480 t -31.6%
1986 662,640 t +21.3%
1987 560,304 t -15.4%
1988 579,776 t +3.5%
1989 634,128 t +9.4%
1990 515,200 t -18.8%
1991 495,552 t -3.8%
1992 497,328 t +0.4%
1993 545,000 t +9.6%
1994 575,000 t +5.5%
1995 580,000 t +0.9%
1996 600,000 t +3.4%
1997 631,008 t +5.2%
1998 610,000 t -3.3%
1999 615,000 t +0.8%
2000 610,000 t -0.8%
2001 598,278 t -1.9%
2002 590,000 t -1.4%
2003 563,594 t -4.5%
2004 540,000 t -4.2%
2005 545,280 t +1.0%
2006 504,480 t -7.5%
2007 518,720 t +2.8%
2008 529,920 t +2.2%
2009 511,680 t -3.4%
2010 572,480 t +11.9%
2011 605,440 t +5.8%
2012 636,350 t +5.1%
2013 748,828 t +17.7%
2014 786,647 t +5.1%
2015 745,365 t -5.2%
2016 691,789 t -7.2%
2017 775,754 t +12.1%
2018 877,137 t +13.1%
2019 722,281 t -17.7%
2020 1.14 million t +58.2%
2021 992,730 t -13.1%
2022 975,023 t -1.8%
2023 968,560 t -0.7%
2024 927,133 t -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 401,771 t 322,097 t 556,969 t 9
1970s 687,724 t 372,870 t 1.44 million t 10
1980s 869,606 t 546,480 t 1.80 million t 10
1990s 566,409 t 495,552 t 631,008 t 10
2000s 551,195 t 504,480 t 610,000 t 10
2010s 716,207 t 572,480 t 877,137 t 10
2020s 1.00 million t 927,133 t 1.14 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 10 Ecuador 1.08 million t compare
  2. 11 Sri Lanka 742,618 t compare
  3. 12 Guinea 602,455 t compare
  4. 13 Cuba 501,125 t compare
  5. 14 Malawi 397,654 t compare
  6. 15 Gabon 354,364 t compare
  7. 16 Nicaragua 333,889 t compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — production in Southern Asia?
Plantains and cooking bananas — production in Southern Asia was 927,133 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.80 million t in 1980.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 322,097 t in 1962.
How does Southern Asia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — production?
Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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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