> In 2024 New Caledonia produced 271 t of plantains, the 48th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 138%.

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# Plantains production in New Caledonia

In 2024 New Caledonia produced 271 t of plantains, the 48th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 138%. The record was 4,000 t in 1980. Area harvested: 140 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024271 t
World rank48 of 51
10-year change+138%
Record4,000 t1980

## Plantains in New Caledonia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## New Caledonia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.9world 6.2 (−69%)
kg per person0.93world 5.46
10-year change+138%world +29%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 46 | [Barbados](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/barbados/) | 372 | 0.00% |
| 47 | [Micronesia](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/micronesia/) | 309 | 0.00% |
| 48 | **New Caledonia** | 271 | 0.00% |
| 49 | [Bahamas](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/bahamas/) | 194 | 0.00% |
| 50 | [French Polynesia](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/french-polynesia/) | 69 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 51 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/)

### Map of world production of plantains

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

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 271 | −1.8% | 140 | 1.94 |
| 2023 | 276 | −0.7% | 142 | 1.94 |
| 2022 | 278 | +22% | 143 | 1.94 |
| 2021 | 227 | −18% | 116 | 1.96 |
| 2020 | 276 | +24% | 139 | 1.99 |
| 2019 | 222 | −12% | 115 | 1.93 |
| 2018 | 253 | +16% | 134 | 1.89 |
| 2017 | 219 | −26% | 119 | 1.84 |
| 2016 | 294 | +54% | 162 | 1.81 |
| 2015 | 191 | +68% | 104 | 1.84 |
| 2014 | 114 | −37% | 60 | 1.90 |
| 2013 | 182 | −21% | 90 | 2.02 |
| 2012 | 231 | +27% | 115 | 2.01 |
| 2011 | 182 | +27% | 90 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 143 | −11% | 67 | 2.13 |
| 2009 | 160 | −12% | 85 | 1.88 |
| 2008 | 182 | −62% | 85 | 2.14 |
| 2007 | 477 | +5.5% | 240 | 1.99 |
| 2006 | 452 | +37% | 230 | 1.97 |
| 2005 | 329 | +17% | 160 | 2.06 |
| 2004 | 281 | +420% | 140 | 2.01 |
| 2003 | 54 | −65% | 30 | 1.80 |
| 2002 | 156 | −39% | 80 | 1.95 |
| 2001 | 257 | +22% | 140 | 1.84 |
| 2000 | 211 | +95% | 110 | 1.92 |
| 1999 | 108 | −63% | 55 | 1.96 |
| 1998 | 290 | +504% | 150 | 1.93 |
| 1997 | 48 | −44% | 30 | 1.60 |
| 1996 | 86 | −71% | 50 | 1.72 |
| 1995 | 300 | +150% | 350 | 0.86 |
| 1994 | 120 | +26% | 290 | 0.41 |
| 1993 | 95 | +1,088% | 250 | 0.38 |
| 1992 | 8 | −71% | 280 | 0.03 |
| 1991 | 28 | −95% | 286 | 0.10 |
| 1990 | 620 | +3.3% | 300 | 2.07 |
| 1989 | 600 | 0.0% | 350 | 1.71 |
| 1988 | 600 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.50 |
| 1987 | 600 | 0.0% | 500 | 1.20 |
| 1986 | 600 | 0.0% | 600 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 600 | −3.1% | 700 | 0.86 |
| 1984 | 619 | −38% | 800 | 0.77 |
| 1983 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 872 | 1.15 |
| 1982 | 1,000 | −21% | 800 | 1.25 |
| 1981 | 1,260 | −69% | 800 | 1.58 |
| 1980 | 4,000 | +2.6% | 800 | 5.00 |
| 1979 | 3,900 | +2.6% | 800 | 4.88 |
| 1978 | 3,800 | +2.7% | 800 | 4.75 |
| 1977 | 3,700 | +2.8% | 800 | 4.63 |
| 1976 | 3,600 | +2.9% | 800 | 4.50 |
| 1975 | 3,500 | 0.0% | 800 | 4.38 |
| 1974 | 3,500 | 0.0% | 800 | 4.38 |
| 1973 | 3,500 | 0.0% | 800 | 4.38 |
| 1972 | 3,500 | −5.4% | 800 | 4.38 |
| 1971 | 3,700 | 0.0% | 800 | 4.63 |
| 1970 | 3,700 | +23% | 800 | 4.63 |
| 1969 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 750 | 4.00 |
| 1968 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 750 | 4.00 |
| 1967 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 750 | 4.00 |
| 1966 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 750 | 4.00 |
| 1965 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 750 | 4.00 |
| 1964 | 3,000 | +20% | 750 | 4.00 |
| 1963 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 700 | 3.57 |
| 1962 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 700 | 3.57 |
| 1961 | 2,500 | — | 700 | 3.57 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of plantains in New Caledonia?

New Caledonia produced 271 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does New Caledonia rank in the world for production of plantains?

New Caledonia ranked 48th of 51 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Uganda with 26.5% of the world total.

### How has the production of plantains in New Caledonia changed?

It rose by 138% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +29% for the world. The record was 4,000 t in 1980.

### What is the yield of plantains in New Caledonia?

1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (271 t from 140 ha), against a world average of 6.2 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for New Caledonia is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/uganda/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/dr-congo/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/cameroon/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/ghana/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/philippines/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/colombia/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/cote-divoire/)[Dominican Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/dominican-republic/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/myanmar/)[Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/ecuador/)[Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/sri-lanka/)[Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/guinea/)
[All countries producing plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/)

## Other products of New Caledonia

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[Agricultural production in New Caledonia](https://husfarm.com/production/country/new-caledonia/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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