Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in French Guiana

French Guiana: Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield was 7,095 kg/ha in 2006. ▼ Falling

Latest (2006)
7,095 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 50 countries
All-time high
17,619 kg/ha
in 1971
All-time low
3,617 kg/ha
in 1990
Years of data
46
1961–2006

Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in French Guiana, 1961–2006

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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 French Guiana is 7,095 kg/ha, measured in 2006.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — yield in French Guiana peaked at 17,619 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3,617 kg/ha, in 1990.

French Guiana ranks 37th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in French Guiana, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in French Guiana, 1961 to 2006.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 10,000 kg/ha
1962 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1963 12,500 kg/ha +25.0%
1964 12,000 kg/ha -4.0%
1965 12,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1966 11,429 kg/ha -4.8%
1967 10,385 kg/ha -9.1%
1968 10,538 kg/ha +1.5%
1969 10,833 kg/ha +2.8%
1970 10,556 kg/ha -2.6%
1971 17,619 kg/ha +66.9%
1972 17,619 kg/ha +0.0%
1973 10,000 kg/ha -43.2%
1974 10,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1975 11,000 kg/ha +10.0%
1976 5,000 kg/ha -54.5%
1977 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1978 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1979 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1980 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1981 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1982 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1983 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1984 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1985 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1986 5,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1987 3,880 kg/ha -22.4%
1988 3,901 kg/ha +0.5%
1989 3,930 kg/ha +0.7%
1990 3,617 kg/ha -8.0%
1991 4,446 kg/ha +22.9%
1992 4,194 kg/ha -5.7%
1993 5,171 kg/ha +23.3%
1994 4,467 kg/ha -13.6%
1995 7,008 kg/ha +56.9%
1996 6,878 kg/ha -1.9%
1997 5,552 kg/ha -19.3%
1998 6,878 kg/ha +23.9%
1999 6,878 kg/ha +0.0%
2000 6,856 kg/ha -0.3%
2001 6,966 kg/ha +1.6%
2002 6,891 kg/ha -1.1%
2003 6,962 kg/ha +1.0%
2004 7,038 kg/ha +1.1%
2005 7,067 kg/ha +0.4%
2006 7,095 kg/ha +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,076 kg/ha 10,000 kg/ha 12,500 kg/ha 9
1970s 9,679 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 17,619 kg/ha 10
1980s 4,671 kg/ha 3,880 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 10
1990s 5,509 kg/ha 3,617 kg/ha 7,008 kg/ha 10
2000s 6,982 kg/ha 6,856 kg/ha 7,095 kg/ha 7

Countries ranked near French Guiana

  1. 34 Nigeria 7,500 kg/ha compare
  2. 35 Congo 7,314 kg/ha compare
  3. 36 Cuba 7,186 kg/ha compare
  4. 38 Gabon 6,948 kg/ha compare
  5. 39 Haiti 6,496 kg/ha compare
  6. 40 Barbados 6,013 kg/ha

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — yield in French Guiana?
Plantains and cooking bananas — yield in French Guiana was 7,095 kg/ha in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — yield recorded in French Guiana?
The highest recorded value was 17,619 kg/ha in 1971.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — yield recorded in French Guiana?
The lowest recorded value was 3,617 kg/ha in 1990.
How does French Guiana rank for plantains and cooking bananas — yield?
French Guiana ranks 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2006.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — yield rising or falling in French Guiana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this French Guiana 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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