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How much plantains do Uganda produce?

Uganda is the largest producer of plantains: 11.8 million tonnes in 2024, 27% of the world's 44.2 million tonnes (FAOSTAT).

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Uganda's plantains production

Uganda plantains production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
111.8 million tonnes27%+10% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Uganda plantains production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of uganda plantains production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Uganda plantains production from 3,700,000 to 11,834,262, peaking at 11,834,262.02,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,00010,000,00012,000,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Uganda plantains production

Share of world output over time

Uganda's share of world plantains production in selected years
19902000201020202024
34%36%18%27%27%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 31%, 1970s 40%, 1980s 31%, 1990s 36%, 2000s 31%, 2010s 16%, 2020s 27%. See the concentration-over-time report.

How much plantains Uganda uses

Uganda's domestic supply of plantains was 11.1 million tonnes in 2023, 26% of the world's. Food supply was 206 kg per person a year, 1st highest of 119 countries with a million or more people. It produced 100% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 0%. FAO's item is "Plantains". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

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