Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number was 90.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — gross production index number in Central America is 90.77, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross production index number in Central America peaked at 104.89 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.06, in 1961.
Central America ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.06 | — |
| 1962 | 25.56 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 27.92 | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 33.49 | +19.9% |
| 1965 | 35.79 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 36.97 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 37.72 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 40.2 | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 40.13 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 43.26 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 42.46 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 40.94 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 43.18 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 43.01 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 49.45 | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 47.78 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 51.63 | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 54.34 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 46.93 | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 59.24 | +26.2% |
| 1981 | 69.32 | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 58.52 | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 64.3 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 67.06 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 77.15 | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 65.27 | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 67.75 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 61.6 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 62.72 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 72.35 | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 67.08 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 75.58 | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 70.87 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 74.33 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 74.79 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 81.11 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 77.27 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 80.08 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 75.67 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 77.77 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 84.68 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 79.68 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 86.1 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 87.22 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.83 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 88.39 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 93.7 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 98.43 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 87.98 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 96.18 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 81.42 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 93.1 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 92.6 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.14 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 94.97 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 104.89 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 102.4 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 98.82 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 98.74 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.84 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 100.71 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 100.21 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 101.39 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 90.77 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.65 | 25.06 | 40.2 | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.3 | 40.94 | 54.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.29 | 58.52 | 77.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.91 | 67.08 | 81.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.48 | 77.77 | 98.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.33 | 81.42 | 104.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.58 | 90.77 | 101.39 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — gross production index number in Central America?
- Cereals, primary — gross production index number in Central America was 90.77 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 104.89 in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.06 in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for cereals, primary — gross production index number?
- Central America ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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, primary — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.