Plantains — Production in Central America

Central America: Plantains — Production was 1,516 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,516 1000 t
Change on year
up 65.9%
Rank
13th
of 23 regions
All-time high
1,516 1000 t
in 2023
All-time low
549 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Plantains — Production in Central America, 2010–2023

05001.0k1.5k2010201620232010: 549 1000 t2011: 555 1000 t2012: 608 1000 t2013: 665 1000 t2014: 765 1000 t2015: 808 1000 t2016: 947 1000 t2017: 1.0k 1000 t2018: 1.1k 1000 t2019: 859 1000 t2020: 869 1000 t2021: 1.0k 1000 t2022: 914 1000 t2023: 1.5k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains — production in Central America is 1,516 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 65.9% on the previous year and up 128.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains — production in Central America peaked at 1,516 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 549 1000 t, in 2010.

That places Central America 13th out of 23 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 781.3 1000 t 549 1000 t 1,056 1000 t 10
2020s 1,086 1000 t 869 1000 t 1,516 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 10 Sri Lanka 783 1000 t compare
  2. 11 Guatemala 762 1000 t compare
  3. 12 Cuba 716 1000 t compare
  4. 13 Guinea 707 1000 t compare
  5. 14 Malawi 405 1000 t compare
  6. 15 Gabon 354 1000 t compare
  7. 16 Nicaragua 334 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 70 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains — production in Central America?
Plantains — production in Central America was 1,516 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains — production recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 1,516 1000 t in 2023.
What is the lowest plantains — production recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 549 1000 t in 2010.
How does Central America rank for plantains — production?
Central America ranks 13th out of 23 regions with data for 2023.
Is plantains — production rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains — Production
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
70 places, 928 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.