Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Asia

Asia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield was 12,921 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12,921 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 12 regions
All-time high
27,989 kg/ha
in 1980
All-time low
6,295 kg/ha
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Asia is 12,921 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Asia peaked at 27,989 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6,295 kg/ha, in 1968.

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

Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 6,679 kg/ha
1962 6,425 kg/ha -3.8%
1963 6,690 kg/ha +4.1%
1964 6,895 kg/ha +3.1%
1965 7,222 kg/ha +4.7%
1966 10,862 kg/ha +50.4%
1967 11,667 kg/ha +7.4%
1968 6,295 kg/ha -46.0%
1969 6,765 kg/ha +7.5%
1970 6,555 kg/ha -3.1%
1971 7,038 kg/ha +7.4%
1972 6,543 kg/ha -7.0%
1973 9,589 kg/ha +46.6%
1974 10,299 kg/ha +7.4%
1975 14,016 kg/ha +36.1%
1976 13,667 kg/ha -2.5%
1977 14,251 kg/ha +4.3%
1978 13,397 kg/ha -6.0%
1979 23,922 kg/ha +78.6%
1980 27,989 kg/ha +17.0%
1981 20,243 kg/ha -27.7%
1982 16,246 kg/ha -19.7%
1983 16,675 kg/ha +2.6%
1984 13,241 kg/ha -20.6%
1985 10,049 kg/ha -24.1%
1986 10,597 kg/ha +5.5%
1987 10,120 kg/ha -4.5%
1988 10,119 kg/ha -0.0%
1989 10,696 kg/ha +5.7%
1990 9,368 kg/ha -12.4%
1991 8,998 kg/ha -4.0%
1992 9,263 kg/ha +2.9%
1993 10,304 kg/ha +11.2%
1994 10,435 kg/ha +1.3%
1995 9,794 kg/ha -6.1%
1996 10,206 kg/ha +4.2%
1997 11,055 kg/ha +8.3%
1998 10,762 kg/ha -2.6%
1999 10,181 kg/ha -5.4%
2000 10,685 kg/ha +5.0%
2001 10,675 kg/ha -0.1%
2002 10,831 kg/ha +1.5%
2003 10,717 kg/ha -1.1%
2004 9,899 kg/ha -7.6%
2005 10,858 kg/ha +9.7%
2006 11,279 kg/ha +3.9%
2007 11,334 kg/ha +0.5%
2008 11,357 kg/ha +0.2%
2009 11,625 kg/ha +2.4%
2010 11,971 kg/ha +3.0%
2011 12,220 kg/ha +2.1%
2012 12,648 kg/ha +3.5%
2013 12,667 kg/ha +0.1%
2014 12,412 kg/ha -2.0%
2015 12,697 kg/ha +2.3%
2016 12,146 kg/ha -4.3%
2017 12,317 kg/ha +1.4%
2018 13,043 kg/ha +5.9%
2019 12,264 kg/ha -6.0%
2020 13,026 kg/ha +6.2%
2021 13,041 kg/ha +0.1%
2022 12,956 kg/ha -0.7%
2023 12,954 kg/ha -0.0%
2024 12,921 kg/ha -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,722 kg/ha 6,295 kg/ha 11,667 kg/ha 9
1970s 11,928 kg/ha 6,543 kg/ha 23,922 kg/ha 10
1980s 14,597 kg/ha 10,049 kg/ha 27,989 kg/ha 10
1990s 10,037 kg/ha 8,998 kg/ha 11,055 kg/ha 10
2000s 10,926 kg/ha 9,899 kg/ha 11,625 kg/ha 10
2010s 12,438 kg/ha 11,971 kg/ha 13,043 kg/ha 10
2020s 12,980 kg/ha 12,921 kg/ha 13,041 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 Guyana 37,219 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34,463 kg/ha compare
  3. 3 Fiji 30,000 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 Suriname 25,565 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 Puerto Rico 24,854 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Asia?
Plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Asia was 12,921 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — yield recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 27,989 kg/ha in 1980.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — yield recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,295 kg/ha in 1968.
How does Asia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — yield?
Asia ranks 2nd out of 12 regions with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — yield rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 4,254 data points, 1961–2024
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