Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in World

World: Plantains and cooking bananas — Production was 44.59 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.59 million t
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
1st
of 15 groups
All-time high
44.59 million t
in 2024
All-time low
11.73 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in World, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — production in World stood at 44.59 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — production in World peaked at 44.59 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.73 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Production in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 11.73 million t
1962 12.37 million t +5.4%
1963 13.00 million t +5.1%
1964 13.87 million t +6.7%
1965 12.48 million t -10.1%
1966 13.54 million t +8.6%
1967 14.63 million t +8.0%
1968 15.33 million t +4.8%
1969 15.89 million t +3.7%
1970 18.38 million t +15.6%
1971 18.34 million t -0.2%
1972 18.47 million t +0.7%
1973 19.20 million t +4.0%
1974 20.43 million t +6.4%
1975 21.55 million t +5.5%
1976 20.96 million t -2.7%
1977 21.51 million t +2.6%
1978 22.48 million t +4.5%
1979 20.32 million t -9.6%
1980 20.25 million t -0.3%
1981 20.04 million t -1.0%
1982 20.07 million t +0.1%
1983 20.40 million t +1.7%
1984 20.47 million t +0.3%
1985 21.27 million t +3.9%
1986 21.39 million t +0.5%
1987 21.70 million t +1.5%
1988 22.05 million t +1.6%
1989 23.22 million t +5.3%
1990 22.99 million t -1.0%
1991 22.81 million t -0.8%
1992 22.89 million t +0.3%
1993 23.61 million t +3.1%
1994 24.42 million t +3.5%
1995 24.59 million t +0.7%
1996 25.36 million t +3.1%
1997 25.48 million t +0.5%
1998 25.39 million t -0.3%
1999 24.78 million t -2.4%
2000 25.99 million t +4.9%
2001 27.40 million t +5.4%
2002 27.35 million t -0.2%
2003 27.51 million t +0.6%
2004 27.64 million t +0.4%
2005 28.05 million t +1.5%
2006 28.51 million t +1.6%
2007 29.35 million t +3.0%
2008 24.58 million t -16.2%
2009 25.72 million t +4.6%
2010 25.52 million t -0.8%
2011 26.14 million t +2.4%
2012 27.01 million t +3.3%
2013 28.30 million t +4.8%
2014 34.60 million t +22.2%
2015 35.42 million t +2.4%
2016 33.72 million t -4.8%
2017 33.57 million t -0.4%
2018 37.05 million t +10.4%
2019 39.69 million t +7.1%
2020 42.87 million t +8.0%
2021 42.44 million t -1.0%
2022 43.00 million t +1.3%
2023 43.58 million t +1.4%
2024 44.59 million t +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.65 million t 11.73 million t 15.89 million t 9
1970s 20.16 million t 18.34 million t 22.48 million t 10
1980s 21.09 million t 20.04 million t 23.22 million t 10
1990s 24.23 million t 22.81 million t 25.48 million t 10
2000s 27.21 million t 24.58 million t 29.35 million t 10
2010s 32.10 million t 25.52 million t 39.69 million t 10
2020s 43.30 million t 42.44 million t 44.59 million t 5

Countries ranked near World

  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 World?
Plantains and cooking bananas — production in World was 44.59 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 44.59 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 11.73 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for plantains and cooking bananas — production?
World ranks 1st out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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