Fruits · FAOSTAT 2024

Plantains production by country

World production of plantains reached 44.6 million t in 2024, up 29% over ten years. The largest producers were Uganda (26.5%), DR Congo (11.0%), Cameroon (10.5%), together 48% of the world total. It was harvested from 7.2 million ha, an average yield of 6.2 t/ha.

Plantain and cooking banana prices today

World production, 2024: 44.6 million t
10-year change: +29%
Producing countries: 51
World average yield: 6.17 t/ha

World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Map of plantains production, 2024

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Producers ranked, 2024

#	Country	Tonnes	Share	10-year change	Yield, t/ha
1	Uganda I	11,834,262	26.5%	+159%	4.4
2	DR Congo	4,908,314	11.0%	−1.0%	4.5
3	Cameroon I	4,663,350	10.5%	+4.3%	8.6
4	Ghana E	4,423,947	9.92%	+17%	11.1
5	Philippines	3,049,366	6.84%	−4.0%	11.6
6	Colombia	2,658,563	5.96%	−23%	9.4
7	Côte d'Ivoire	2,465,235	5.53%	+47%	3.8
8	Dominican Republic	1,660,068	3.72%	+65%	16.0
9	Myanmar I	1,476,388	3.31%	+42%	14.0
10	Ecuador	1,083,684	2.43%	+42%	8.1
11	Sri Lanka	742,618	1.67%	+16%	18.3
12	Guinea I	602,455	1.35%	+25%	5.2
13	Venezuela I	586,315	1.31%	+7.2%	10.4
14	Tanzania I	581,006	1.30%	+0.3%	1.8
15	Cuba I	501,125	1.12%	−21%	7.2
16	Bolivia	491,744	1.10%	+15%	11.8
17	Malawi E	397,654	0.89%	+9.0%	10.8
18	Gabon E	354,364	0.79%	+7.4%	6.9
19	Haiti I	247,654	0.56%	+9.4%	6.5
20	Panama	215,620	0.48%	+45%	15.0
21	Bangladesh	184,515	0.41%	+28%	15.7
22	Guatemala I	159,760	0.36%	−39%	15.2
23	Guyana	140,584	0.32%	+202%	37.2
24	Puerto Rico I	117,804	0.26%	+78%	24.9
25	Honduras E	92,149	0.21%	−7.5%	11.6
26	Congo I	84,570	0.19%	−0.7%	7.3
27	Costa Rica I	81,657	0.18%	−18%	11.4
28	Guinea-Bissau E	57,203	0.13%	+8.9%	3.2
29	Jamaica	56,061	0.13%	+42%	18.8
30	Liberia E	50,561	0.11%	+6.5%	2.2
31	Sierra Leone E	47,238	0.11%	+10.0%	5.6
32	Equatorial Guinea E	41,372	0.09%	+5.1%	5.1
33	Sao Tome and Principe I	41,230	0.09%	—	10.0
34	Central African Republic I	37,783	0.08%	+32%	0.9
35	Kenya E	34,533	0.08%	+8.5%	12.3
36	El Salvador I	27,190	0.06%	−26%	13.8
37	Fiji	12,550	0.03%	—	30.0
38	Suriname I	9,316	0.02%	−62%	25.6
39	Dominica I	8,831	0.02%	+8.1%	12.1
40	Belize	6,592	0.01%	+62%	16.0
41	Trinidad and Tobago E	5,423	0.01%	+7.4%	3.5
42	Tonga E	2,372	0.01%	−3.9%	10.1
43	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2,309	0.01%	−27%	34.5
44	Saint Lucia I	1,946	0.00%	+31%	14.0
45	Grenada	607	0.00%	−81%	7.9
46	Barbados I	372	0.00%	—	6.0
47	Micronesia I	309	0.00%	0.0%	0.5
48	New Caledonia I	271	0.00%	+138%	1.9
49	Bahamas I	194	0.00%	+2.1%	7.5
50	French Polynesia I	69	0.00%	−52%	1.2
51	Brunei	42	0.00%	—	—

E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.

How concentrated is production?

The largest producer, Uganda, accounts for 26.5% of the world total in 2024; the five largest for 64.8% and the ten largest for 85.7%.

Year	Top 5 share	Top 10 share	Countries with data
2000	66.4%	82.6%	49
2005	66.3%	83.2%	49
2010	67.3%	83.7%	46
2015	61.7%	83.4%	49
2020	66.7%	85.2%	52
2024	64.8%	85.7%	51

By continent, 2024

Continent	Production	Share of world	Share in 2014	10-year change	Countries
Africa	30.6 million t	68.7%	62.3%	+42%	17
Asia	5.5 million t	12.2%	14.5%	+8.9%	5
South America	5.0 million t	11.1%	15.2%	−5.8%	6
North and Central America	3.2 million t	7.1%	8.0%	+15%	18
Oceania	15,571 t	0.0%	0.0%	+413%	5

Sums of country figures; the world total also includes countries without a continent assignment, so shares may not add up to 100%.

Fastest growing and declining producers, 2014–2024

Countries with at least 0.5% of world production in 2024, change over ten years.

Growing

Uganda	11.8 million t	+159%
Dominican Republic	1.7 million t	+65%
Côte d'Ivoire	2.5 million t	+47%
Ecuador	1.1 million t	+42%
Myanmar	1.5 million t	+42%

Declining

Colombia	2.7 million t	−23%
Cuba	501,125 t	−21%
Philippines	3.0 million t	−4.0%
DR Congo	4.9 million t	−1.0%

Area harvested and yields

The world average yield was 6.17 t/ha in 2024.

Production, 2014–2024: +29%
Harvested area: +46%
Average yield: −12%
World area, 2024: 7.2 million ha

The increase came from a larger harvested area while average yields fell.

World area harvested, 1961–2024 (hectares)

Highest yields

Country	Yield, t/ha	vs world
Sri Lanka	18.3	+197%
Dominican Republic	16.0	+160%
Myanmar	14.0	+126%
Bolivia	11.8	+91%
Philippines	11.6	+87%

Lowest yields

Country	Yield, t/ha	vs world
Tanzania	1.8	−71%
Côte d'Ivoire	3.8	−38%
Uganda	4.4	−29%
DR Congo	4.5	−27%
Guinea	5.2	−15%

Among countries with at least 0.5% of world production. Yield = production ÷ harvested area; it depends on climate, varieties, irrigation and how the crop is counted, so it is not a measure of efficiency alone.

Long-term trend, 1961–2024

Average growth per year, 1961–2024: +2.1%
Average growth per year, last 10 years: +2.6%
Record year: 2024 44.6 million t
Largest yearly fall: 2008 −16%

Decade	Average per year	vs previous decade
1960s (1961–1969)	13.6 million t	—
1970s	20.2 million t	+48%
1980s	21.1 million t	+4.6%
1990s	24.2 million t	+15%
2000s	27.2 million t	+12%
2010s	32.1 million t	+18%
2020s (2020–2024)	43.3 million t	+35%

Production per person, 2024

World production of plantains was 5.46 kg per person in 2024. The highest figures, among countries with at least 1 million inhabitants:

#	Country	kg per person	Production
1	Uganda	237	11.8 million t
2	Cameroon	160	4.7 million t
3	Dominican Republic	145	1.7 million t
4	Gabon	140	354,364 t
5	Ghana	129	4.4 million t
6	Côte d'Ivoire	77.2	2.5 million t
7	Ecuador	59.8	1.1 million t
8	Colombia	50.3	2.7 million t
9	Panama	47.8	215,620 t
10	Cuba	45.6	501,125 t

Production divided by population (FAOSTAT population estimates, 2024). Production per person is not consumption: countries export, import and use crops for feed, processing and industry.

International trade, 2024

Trade item: Plantains and cooking bananas. Other forms of this product (for example frozen, boneless, shelled, dried or processed) are separate FAO trade items that are not included here, so these figures cover only part of its trade.

World exports: 1.5 million t
Export value: USD 1.04 bn
Average export price: 0.71 USD/kg

Guatemala was the largest exporter with 23.9% of the quantity reported by exporting countries; United States was the largest importer with 27.8%. World exports grew 66% over ten years.

World exports, 2000–2024 (tonnes)

Largest exporters

#	Country	Tonnes	Share	Value	USD/kg	10-year change
1	Guatemala	333,324	23.9%	USD 167 m	0.50	+83%
2	Ecuador	261,913	18.8%	USD 171 m	0.65	+13%
3	Colombia	172,858	12.4%	USD 141 m	0.81	+42%
4	Myanmar	172,090	12.4%	USD 171 m	0.99	+460%
5	Netherlands	69,091	5.0%	USD 96.7 m	1.40	+841%
6	Côte d'Ivoire	57,698	4.1%	USD 4.8 m	0.08	—
7	Belgium	41,681	3.0%	USD 44.5 m	1.07	+16%
8	Pakistan	31,854	2.3%	USD 4.6 m	0.14	+32,076%
9	United States	30,195	2.2%	USD 36.5 m	1.21	+82%
10	Mexico	19,218	1.4%	USD 19.0 m	0.99	−9.5%

Largest importers

#	Country	Tonnes	Share	Value	USD/kg	10-year change
1	United States	509,697	27.8%	USD 403 m	0.79	+64%
2	Saudi Arabia	354,643	19.4%	USD 250 m	0.71	+191%
3	Romania	118,421	6.5%	USD 104 m	0.88	+229%
4	El Salvador	71,889	3.9%	USD 11.3 m	0.16	+1.5%
5	Spain	59,878	3.3%	USD 53.3 m	0.89	+52%
6	Belgium	53,685	2.9%	USD 55.1 m	1.03	−0.5%
7	Netherlands	52,799	2.9%	USD 63.3 m	1.20	+134%
8	Mali	52,126	2.8%	USD 3.7 m	0.07	—
9	United Kingdom	42,171	2.3%	USD 42.0 m	1.00	+62%
10	Qatar	41,749	2.3%	USD 36.4 m	0.87	+39%

FAOSTAT detailed trade data (Crops and livestock products trade, release of 23 July 2026): quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported by countries; exports include re-exports. Shares are of the total reported by all exporting or importing countries. World exports and imports do not match because of timing, valuation (exports FOB, imports CIF) and gaps in reporting. Processed products such as juices, dried or canned goods are separate items.

Plantain and cooking banana prices on wholesale markets

Markets quoting: 75
Median price: 0.81 EUR/kg
Middle half of quotes: 0.67–1.08 EUR/kg
Latest quote: 10 November 2026

Prices in producing countries

Rank	Producer	Production, 2024	Markets	Median price
6	Colombia	2.7 million t	40	0.67 EUR/kg

Median of the midpoints of 102 current quotes converted to EUR per kg at the reference rates used on Husfarm. Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, so prices are not directly comparable between countries.

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Questions and answers

Which country produces the most plantains?

Uganda was the largest producer in 2024 with 11.8 million t, 26.5% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

What is the world production of plantains?

World production was 44.6 million t in 2024, +29% compared with 2014.

Which countries produce the most plantains?

In 2024: Uganda (11.8 million t, 26.5%), DR Congo (4.9 million t, 11.0%), Cameroon (4.7 million t, 10.5%), Ghana (4.4 million t, 9.9%), Philippines (3.0 million t, 6.8%). Together they account for 64.8% of the world total.

What is the average yield of plantains?

The world average was 6.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (44.6 million t from 7.2 million ha harvested).

What is the wholesale price of plantains today?

The median of 102 current quotes on 75 markets tracked by Husfarm is 0.81 EUR/kg (latest quote 10 November 2026). Prices vary widely by variety, grade, origin and market.

Which country exports the most plantains and cooking bananas?

Guatemala exported 333,324 t in 2024, 23.9% of reported world exports, worth USD 167 m, according to FAOSTAT trade data.

Which country imports the most plantains and cooking bananas?

United States imported 509,697 t in 2024, 27.8% of reported world imports.

Where does this data come from?

Production and area figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (dataset Crops and livestock products, release of 23 December 2025). Shares, rankings, changes and averages are calculated by Husfarm.

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About the data

Figures are production in tonnes as reported to or estimated by FAO for each calendar year; the latest year is 2024.
Letters next to a country mark figures that are not official national data: E estimated by FAO, I imputed by FAO (filled in by a statistical model), X taken from an external organisation. Treat them as approximate.
Shares are relative to the FAO world total; ten-year changes compare 2024 with 2014; yield is production divided by area harvested; average growth per year is the compound annual rate between the two years.
Country series on Husfarm start in 2000; the world series starts in 1961.

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.