Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Central America

Central America: Cereals n.e.c. — Yield was 1,927 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,927 kg/ha
Change on year
up 7.6%
Rank
8th
of 24 groups
All-time high
2,003 kg/ha
in 2018
All-time low
300 kg/ha
in 1983
Years of data
43
1982–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Central America, 1982–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1982200320241982: 510.3 kg/ha1983: 300 kg/ha1984: 700 kg/ha1985: 782 kg/ha1986: 949.4 kg/ha1987: 1.0k kg/ha1988: 1.3k kg/ha1989: 1.0k kg/ha1990: 835.6 kg/ha1991: 1.1k kg/ha1992: 1.1k kg/ha1993: 891.4 kg/ha1994: 1.2k kg/ha1995: 1.2k kg/ha1996: 1.2k kg/ha1997: 1.2k kg/ha1998: 1.0k kg/ha1999: 1.8k kg/ha2000: 1.4k kg/ha2001: 1.5k kg/ha2002: 1.2k kg/ha2003: 1.6k kg/ha2004: 1.6k kg/ha2005: 1.5k kg/ha2006: 1.5k kg/ha2007: 1.6k kg/ha2008: 1.3k kg/ha2009: 1.5k kg/ha2010: 1.2k kg/ha2011: 1.3k kg/ha2012: 1.3k kg/ha2013: 1.2k kg/ha2014: 1.3k kg/ha2015: 1.3k kg/ha2016: 1.3k kg/ha2017: 1.6k kg/ha2018: 2.0k kg/ha2019: 1.7k kg/ha2020: 1.9k kg/ha2021: 1.9k kg/ha2022: 1.8k kg/ha2023: 1.8k kg/ha2024: 1.9k kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals n.e.c. — yield in Central America is 1,927 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — yield in Central America peaked at 2,003 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 300 kg/ha, in 1983.

Central America ranks 8th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Central America, 1982 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1982 510.3 kg/ha —
1983 300 kg/ha -41.2%
1984 700 kg/ha +133.3%
1985 782 kg/ha +11.7%
1986 949.4 kg/ha +21.4%
1987 1,046 kg/ha +10.2%
1988 1,308 kg/ha +25.0%
1989 1,045 kg/ha -20.1%
1990 835.6 kg/ha -20.0%
1991 1,132 kg/ha +35.4%
1992 1,148 kg/ha +1.4%
1993 891.4 kg/ha -22.3%
1994 1,181 kg/ha +32.5%
1995 1,218 kg/ha +3.1%
1996 1,224 kg/ha +0.5%
1997 1,214 kg/ha -0.8%
1998 1,050 kg/ha -13.5%
1999 1,826 kg/ha +74.0%
2000 1,359 kg/ha -25.6%
2001 1,468 kg/ha +8.0%
2002 1,199 kg/ha -18.3%
2003 1,617 kg/ha +34.9%
2004 1,601 kg/ha -1.0%
2005 1,458 kg/ha -8.9%
2006 1,548 kg/ha +6.2%
2007 1,650 kg/ha +6.6%
2008 1,282 kg/ha -22.3%
2009 1,509 kg/ha +17.7%
2010 1,228 kg/ha -18.6%
2011 1,259 kg/ha +2.5%
2012 1,300 kg/ha +3.2%
2013 1,238 kg/ha -4.7%
2014 1,306 kg/ha +5.4%
2015 1,338 kg/ha +2.5%
2016 1,332 kg/ha -0.5%
2017 1,575 kg/ha +18.2%
2018 2,003 kg/ha +27.2%
2019 1,738 kg/ha -13.2%
2020 1,936 kg/ha +11.4%
2021 1,934 kg/ha -0.1%
2022 1,781 kg/ha -7.9%
2023 1,790 kg/ha +0.5%
2024 1,927 kg/ha +7.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1984 +133.3% 300 kg/ha 700 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 830.16 kg/ha 300 kg/ha 1,308 kg/ha 8
1990s 1,172 kg/ha 835.6 kg/ha 1,826 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,469 kg/ha 1,199 kg/ha 1,650 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,432 kg/ha 1,228 kg/ha 2,003 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,874 kg/ha 1,781 kg/ha 1,936 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 634 kg/ha compare
  2. 5 Qatar 5,000 kg/ha compare
  3. 6 Saudi Arabia 4,261 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 Czechoslovakia 4,000 kg/ha compare
  5. 8 Uzbekistan 3,790 kg/ha compare
  6. 9 Georgia 3,530 kg/ha compare
  7. 10 Belgium 3,472 kg/ha compare
  8. 11 Palestine 3,254 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — yield in Central America?
Cereals n.e.c. — yield in Central America was 1,927 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 2,003 kg/ha in 2018.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 300 kg/ha in 1983.
How does Central America rank for cereals n.e.c. — yield?
Central America ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — yield rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. 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 Cereals n.e.c. — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 4,209 data points, 1961–2024
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