Plantains — Food supply quantity in Caribbean

Caribbean: Plantains — Food supply quantity was 40.72 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40.72 kg/cap
Change on year
down 15.4%
Rank
2nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
48.15 kg/cap
in 2022
All-time low
29.71 kg/cap
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Plantains — Food supply quantity in Caribbean, 2010–2023

010203040502010201620232010: 29.7 kg/cap2011: 40.3 kg/cap2012: 44.1 kg/cap2013: 40 kg/cap2014: 46 kg/cap2015: 38.2 kg/cap2016: 47.2 kg/cap2017: 43.3 kg/cap2018: 42.9 kg/cap2019: 47.6 kg/cap2020: 44.4 kg/cap2021: 46.1 kg/cap2022: 48.1 kg/cap2023: 40.7 kg/cap

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains — food supply quantity in Caribbean is 40.72 kg/cap, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains — food supply quantity in Caribbean peaked at 48.15 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.71 kg/cap, in 2010.

That places Caribbean 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Plantains — Food supply quantity in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Plantains — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) in Caribbean, 2010 to 2023.
Year kg/cap Change
2010 29.71 kg/cap
2011 40.31 kg/cap +35.7%
2012 44.13 kg/cap +9.5%
2013 39.99 kg/cap -9.4%
2014 46 kg/cap +15.0%
2015 38.23 kg/cap -16.9%
2016 47.24 kg/cap +23.6%
2017 43.33 kg/cap -8.3%
2018 42.9 kg/cap -1.0%
2019 47.59 kg/cap +10.9%
2020 44.39 kg/cap -6.7%
2021 46.07 kg/cap +3.8%
2022 48.15 kg/cap +4.5%
2023 40.72 kg/cap -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 41.94 kg/cap 29.71 kg/cap 47.59 kg/cap 10
2020s 44.83 kg/cap 40.72 kg/cap 48.15 kg/cap 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.28 kg/cap compare
  2. 1 Uganda 205.92 kg/cap compare
  3. 2 Sao Tome and Principe 149.56 kg/cap compare
  4. 3 Ghana 120.87 kg/cap compare
  5. 4 Gabon 109.36 kg/cap compare
  6. 5 Guyana 93.18 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains — food supply quantity in Caribbean?
Plantains — food supply quantity in Caribbean was 40.72 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 48.15 kg/cap in 2022.
What is the lowest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 29.71 kg/cap in 2010.
How does Caribbean rank for plantains — food supply quantity?
Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is plantains — food supply quantity rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr)
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
186 places, 2,342 data points, 2010–2023
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