Barley — Production in Central America
Central America: Barley — Production was 827,510 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley — Production in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — production in Central America stood at 827,510 t.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — production in Central America peaked at 1.08 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 151,175 t, in 1962.
That places Central America 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Production in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174,182 t | — |
| 1962 | 151,175 t | -13.2% |
| 1963 | 185,686 t | +22.8% |
| 1964 | 170,644 t | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 193,325 t | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 220,163 t | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 203,469 t | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 252,839 t | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 212,624 t | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 237,724 t | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 270,511 t | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 310,273 t | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 392,585 t | +26.5% |
| 1974 | 250,695 t | -36.1% |
| 1975 | 440,573 t | +75.7% |
| 1976 | 549,548 t | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 418,052 t | -23.9% |
| 1978 | 505,752 t | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 368,023 t | -27.2% |
| 1980 | 530,396 t | +44.1% |
| 1981 | 551,231 t | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 423,905 t | -23.1% |
| 1983 | 557,799 t | +31.6% |
| 1984 | 619,676 t | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 536,872 t | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 512,989 t | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 618,460 t | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 371,036 t | -40.0% |
| 1989 | 435,569 t | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 492,562 t | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 580,803 t | +17.9% |
| 1992 | 550,596 t | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 541,284 t | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 308,126 t | -43.1% |
| 1995 | 487,486 t | +58.2% |
| 1996 | 586,657 t | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 471,795 t | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 412,168 t | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 455,766 t | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 714,070 t | +56.7% |
| 2001 | 762,210 t | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 736,665 t | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million t | +47.2% |
| 2004 | 931,564 t | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 760,732 t | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 869,338 t | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 653,124 t | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 781,202 t | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 518,864 t | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 672,380 t | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 487,461 t | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million t | +111.6% |
| 2013 | 594,451 t | -42.4% |
| 2014 | 845,725 t | +42.3% |
| 2015 | 734,850 t | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 978,367 t | +33.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 964,101 t | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 864,312 t | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million t | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million t | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 832,056 t | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 827,510 t | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196,012 t | 151,175 t | 252,839 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 374,374 t | 237,724 t | 549,548 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 515,793 t | 371,036 t | 619,676 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 488,724 t | 308,126 t | 586,657 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 781,241 t | 518,864 t | 1.08 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 832,572 t | 487,461 t | 1.03 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 916,140 t | 827,510 t | 1.03 million t | 5 |
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- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -9.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — production in Central America?
- Barley — production in Central America was 827,510 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest barley — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,175 t in 1962.
- How does Central America rank for barley — production?
- Central America ranks 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is barley — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Barley — Production. 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.