Avocados — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Avocados — Area harvested was 262,491 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Avocados — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for avocados — area harvested in Central America is 262,491 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, avocados — area harvested in Central America peaked at 262,778 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,820 ha, in 1961.
Central America ranks 5th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Avocados — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,820 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,416 ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 15,718 ha | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 16,029 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 18,469 ha | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 20,176 ha | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 21,881 ha | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 23,210 ha | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 24,504 ha | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 26,749 ha | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 31,704 ha | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 34,964 ha | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 39,824 ha | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 42,155 ha | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 46,253 ha | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 46,042 ha | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 54,843 ha | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 61,250 ha | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 58,561 ha | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 64,798 ha | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 66,240 ha | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 66,296 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 68,160 ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 67,719 ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 84,655 ha | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 78,142 ha | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 72,901 ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 89,074 ha | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 68,621 ha | -23.0% |
| 1990 | 89,335 ha | +30.2% |
| 1991 | 95,237 ha | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 99,953 ha | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 94,771 ha | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 101,961 ha | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 102,065 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 102,844 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 94,667 ha | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 105,605 ha | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 106,476 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 107,700 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 108,643 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 108,277 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 110,288 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 115,121 ha | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 117,771 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 120,008 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 126,002 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 128,053 ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 136,695 ha | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 137,959 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 140,624 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 143,156 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 157,401 ha | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 167,016 ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 182,896 ha | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 197,027 ha | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 205,968 ha | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 224,836 ha | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 232,653 ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 239,140 ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 238,951 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 245,669 ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 262,778 ha | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 262,491 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,691 ha | 13,820 ha | 24,504 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,234 ha | 26,749 ha | 61,250 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,661 ha | 64,798 ha | 89,074 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 99,291 ha | 89,335 ha | 106,476 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,856 ha | 107,700 ha | 136,695 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,954 ha | 137,959 ha | 232,653 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 249,806 ha | 238,951 ha | 262,778 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 2 Colombia 120,941 ha compare
- 3 Indonesia 67,984 ha compare
- 4 Peru 63,111 ha compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 55,817 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 16,744 ha compare
- 6 Haiti 34,225 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,047 ha compare
- 7 Chile 33,025 ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,484 ha compare
- 8 Kenya 32,000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 5,850 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is avocados — area harvested in Central America?
- Avocados — area harvested in Central America was 262,491 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest avocados — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 262,778 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest avocados — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,820 ha in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for avocados — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 5th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is avocados — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Avocados — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.