Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Plantains and cooking bananas — Production was 581,006 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
581,006 t
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 12 countries
All-time high
668,640 t
in 1998
All-time low
293,500 t
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — production in United Republic of Tanzania stood at 581,006 t.

That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — production in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 668,640 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 293,500 t, in 1968.

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

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 344,800 t
1962 337,600 t -2.1%
1963 374,400 t +10.9%
1964 408,300 t +9.1%
1965 408,000 t -0.1%
1966 538,000 t +31.9%
1967 356,000 t -33.8%
1968 293,500 t -17.6%
1969 390,000 t +32.9%
1970 546,000 t +40.0%
1971 359,000 t -34.2%
1972 311,500 t -13.2%
1973 296,000 t -5.0%
1974 347,000 t +17.2%
1975 364,500 t +5.0%
1976 575,000 t +57.8%
1977 597,000 t +3.8%
1978 586,500 t -1.8%
1979 584,000 t -0.4%
1980 592,000 t +1.4%
1981 600,000 t +1.4%
1982 600,000 t +0.0%
1983 608,000 t +1.3%
1984 616,000 t +1.3%
1985 619,000 t +0.5%
1986 621,500 t +0.4%
1987 634,000 t +2.0%
1988 650,000 t +2.5%
1989 595,000 t -8.5%
1990 658,500 t +10.7%
1991 600,000 t -8.9%
1992 635,000 t +5.8%
1993 637,600 t +0.4%
1994 586,720 t -8.0%
1995 520,720 t -11.2%
1996 512,720 t -1.5%
1997 483,280 t -5.7%
1998 668,640 t +38.4%
1999 601,280 t -10.1%
2000 562,160 t -6.5%
2001 623,531 t +10.9%
2002 601,600 t -3.5%
2003 564,800 t -6.1%
2004 591,200 t +4.7%
2005 600,000 t +1.5%
2006 586,871 t -2.2%
2007 580,176 t -1.1%
2008 580,700 t +0.1%
2009 579,886 t -0.1%
2010 579,072 t -0.1%
2011 578,258 t -0.1%
2012 577,444 t -0.1%
2013 576,630 t -0.1%
2014 579,298 t +0.5%
2015 580,008 t +0.1%
2016 579,862 t -0.0%
2017 579,851 t -0.0%
2018 579,937 t +0.0%
2019 580,117 t +0.0%
2020 580,319 t +0.0%
2021 580,710 t +0.1%
2022 581,130 t +0.1%
2023 581,068 t -0.0%
2024 581,006 t -0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in United Republic of Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +57.8% 364,500 t 575,000 t
1970 +40.0% 390,000 t 546,000 t
1998 +38.4% 483,280 t 668,640 t
1971 -34.2% 546,000 t 359,000 t
1967 -33.8% 538,000 t 356,000 t
1969 +32.9% 293,500 t 390,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 383,400 t 293,500 t 538,000 t 9
1970s 456,650 t 296,000 t 597,000 t 10
1980s 613,550 t 592,000 t 650,000 t 10
1990s 590,446 t 483,280 t 668,640 t 10
2000s 587,092 t 562,160 t 623,531 t 10
2010s 579,048 t 576,630 t 580,117 t 10
2020s 580,847 t 580,319 t 581,130 t 5

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.91 million t compare
  2. 4 Philippines 3.05 million t compare
  3. 5 Colombia 2.66 million t compare
  4. 6 Peru 1.87 million t compare
  5. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 586,315 t compare
  6. 7 Dominican Republic 1.66 million t compare
  7. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 491,744 t compare
  8. 8 Myanmar 1.48 million t compare
  9. 9 Nigeria 1.22 million t compare
  10. 9 Melanesia 12,821 t compare
  11. 10 Ecuador 1.08 million t compare
  12. 10 Polynesia 2,440 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — production in United Republic of Tanzania?
Plantains and cooking bananas — production in United Republic of Tanzania was 581,006 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 668,640 t in 1998.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 293,500 t in 1968.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for plantains and cooking bananas — production?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 7th out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — production rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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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