Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield was 4,495 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,495 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 12 countries
All-time high
5,000 kg/ha
in 1985
All-time low
4,364 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is 4,495 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 5,000 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4,364 kg/ha, in 1961.

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

Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 4,364 kg/ha
1962 4,395 kg/ha +0.7%
1963 4,444 kg/ha +1.1%
1964 4,537 kg/ha +2.1%
1965 4,565 kg/ha +0.6%
1966 4,592 kg/ha +0.6%
1967 4,661 kg/ha +1.5%
1968 4,750 kg/ha +1.9%
1969 5,000 kg/ha +5.3%
1970 4,865 kg/ha -2.7%
1971 4,888 kg/ha +0.5%
1972 4,886 kg/ha -0.1%
1973 4,915 kg/ha +0.6%
1974 4,884 kg/ha -0.6%
1975 4,954 kg/ha +1.4%
1976 4,972 kg/ha +0.4%
1977 4,913 kg/ha -1.2%
1978 4,697 kg/ha -4.4%
1979 5,000 kg/ha +6.4%
1980 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1981 4,859 kg/ha -2.8%
1982 4,856 kg/ha -0.1%
1983 4,871 kg/ha +0.3%
1984 5,000 kg/ha +2.6%
1985 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1986 4,890 kg/ha -2.2%
1987 4,890 kg/ha +0.0%
1988 4,800 kg/ha -1.8%
1989 4,870 kg/ha +1.5%
1990 4,873 kg/ha +0.1%
1991 4,880 kg/ha +0.1%
1992 4,866 kg/ha -0.3%
1993 4,770 kg/ha -2.0%
1994 4,766 kg/ha -0.1%
1995 4,712 kg/ha -1.1%
1996 4,382 kg/ha -7.0%
1997 4,418 kg/ha +0.8%
1998 4,438 kg/ha +0.4%
1999 4,457 kg/ha +0.4%
2000 4,478 kg/ha +0.5%
2001 4,497 kg/ha +0.4%
2002 4,539 kg/ha +0.9%
2003 4,540 kg/ha +0.0%
2004 4,493 kg/ha -1.0%
2005 4,492 kg/ha -0.0%
2006 4,482 kg/ha -0.2%
2007 4,493 kg/ha +0.3%
2008 4,493 kg/ha -0.0%
2009 4,475 kg/ha -0.4%
2010 4,470 kg/ha -0.1%
2011 4,486 kg/ha +0.4%
2012 4,489 kg/ha +0.1%
2013 4,493 kg/ha +0.1%
2014 4,496 kg/ha +0.1%
2015 4,499 kg/ha +0.1%
2016 4,502 kg/ha +0.1%
2017 4,506 kg/ha +0.1%
2018 4,501 kg/ha -0.1%
2019 4,493 kg/ha -0.2%
2020 4,484 kg/ha -0.2%
2021 4,485 kg/ha +0.0%
2022 4,494 kg/ha +0.2%
2023 4,495 kg/ha +0.0%
2024 4,495 kg/ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,590 kg/ha 4,364 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 9
1970s 4,897 kg/ha 4,697 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 10
1980s 4,904 kg/ha 4,800 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 10
1990s 4,656 kg/ha 4,382 kg/ha 4,880 kg/ha 10
2000s 4,498 kg/ha 4,475 kg/ha 4,540 kg/ha 10
2010s 4,493 kg/ha 4,470 kg/ha 4,506 kg/ha 10
2020s 4,491 kg/ha 4,484 kg/ha 4,495 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 6 Martinique 20,707 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Polynesia 8,356 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 Nicaragua 20,573 kg/ha compare
  4. 8 Jamaica 18,819 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 Sri Lanka 18,317 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Dominican Republic 16,046 kg/ha compare
  7. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,815 kg/ha compare
  8. 11 Belize 16,001 kg/ha compare
  9. 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 507.9 kg/ha compare
  10. 11 Micronesia 507.9 kg/ha compare
  11. 12 Bangladesh 15,745 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 4,495 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 5,000 kg/ha in 1985.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — yield recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 4,364 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for plantains and cooking bananas — yield?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — yield rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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