Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Melanesia

Melanesia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield was 22,976 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
22,976 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 12 regions
All-time high
23,800 kg/ha
in 2019
All-time low
28.6 kg/ha
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Melanesia stood at 22,976 kg/ha.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1,109.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Melanesia peaked at 23,800 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.6 kg/ha, in 1992.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Yield in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 3,571 kg/ha
1962 3,571 kg/ha +0.0%
1963 3,571 kg/ha +0.0%
1964 4,000 kg/ha +12.0%
1965 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1966 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1967 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1968 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 4,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1970 4,625 kg/ha +15.6%
1971 4,625 kg/ha +0.0%
1972 4,375 kg/ha -5.4%
1973 4,375 kg/ha +0.0%
1974 4,375 kg/ha +0.0%
1975 4,375 kg/ha +0.0%
1976 4,500 kg/ha +2.9%
1977 4,625 kg/ha +2.8%
1978 4,750 kg/ha +2.7%
1979 4,875 kg/ha +2.6%
1980 5,000 kg/ha +2.6%
1981 1,575 kg/ha -68.5%
1982 1,250 kg/ha -20.6%
1983 1,147 kg/ha -8.3%
1984 773.8 kg/ha -32.5%
1985 857.1 kg/ha +10.8%
1986 1,000 kg/ha +16.7%
1987 1,200 kg/ha +20.0%
1988 1,500 kg/ha +25.0%
1989 1,714 kg/ha +14.3%
1990 2,067 kg/ha +20.6%
1991 96.6 kg/ha -95.3%
1992 28.6 kg/ha -70.4%
1993 380 kg/ha +1228.7%
1994 413.8 kg/ha +8.9%
1995 857.1 kg/ha +107.1%
1996 1,720 kg/ha +100.7%
1997 1,600 kg/ha -7.0%
1998 1,933 kg/ha +20.8%
1999 1,964 kg/ha +1.6%
2000 1,918 kg/ha -2.3%
2001 1,836 kg/ha -4.3%
2002 1,950 kg/ha +6.2%
2003 1,800 kg/ha -7.7%
2004 2,007 kg/ha +11.5%
2005 2,056 kg/ha +2.5%
2006 1,965 kg/ha -4.4%
2007 1,988 kg/ha +1.1%
2008 2,141 kg/ha +7.7%
2009 1,882 kg/ha -12.1%
2010 2,128 kg/ha +13.0%
2011 2,022 kg/ha -5.0%
2012 2,009 kg/ha -0.7%
2013 2,022 kg/ha +0.7%
2014 1,900 kg/ha -6.0%
2015 11,180 kg/ha +488.4%
2016 15,058 kg/ha +34.7%
2017 20,162 kg/ha +33.9%
2018 19,609 kg/ha -2.7%
2019 23,800 kg/ha +21.4%
2020 19,201 kg/ha -19.3%
2021 23,126 kg/ha +20.4%
2022 21,637 kg/ha -6.4%
2023 22,872 kg/ha +5.7%
2024 22,976 kg/ha +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,857 kg/ha 3,571 kg/ha 4,000 kg/ha 9
1970s 4,550 kg/ha 4,375 kg/ha 4,875 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,602 kg/ha 773.8 kg/ha 5,000 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,106 kg/ha 28.6 kg/ha 2,067 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,954 kg/ha 1,800 kg/ha 2,141 kg/ha 10
2010s 9,989 kg/ha 1,900 kg/ha 23,800 kg/ha 10
2020s 21,962 kg/ha 19,201 kg/ha 23,126 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  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

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Melanesia?
Plantains and cooking bananas — yield in Melanesia was 22,976 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 23,800 kg/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — yield recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6 kg/ha in 1992.
How does Melanesia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — yield?
Melanesia ranks 1st out of 12 regions with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — yield rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia 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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