Dates — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Dates — Area harvested was 2,448 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, dates — area harvested in Central America stood at 2,448 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in Central America peaked at 3,013 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 120 ha, in 1969.
That places Central America 15th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 811 ha | — |
| 1962 | 882 ha | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 636 ha | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 710 ha | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 725 ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 735 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 749 ha | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 750 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 120 ha | -84.0% |
| 1970 | 220 ha | +83.3% |
| 1971 | 452 ha | +105.5% |
| 1972 | 465 ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 465 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 484 ha | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 527 ha | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 425 ha | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 427 ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 512 ha | +19.9% |
| 1979 | 471 ha | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 517 ha | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 470 ha | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 332 ha | -29.4% |
| 1983 | 489 ha | +47.3% |
| 1984 | 481 ha | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 441 ha | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 536 ha | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 511 ha | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 610 ha | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 606 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 586 ha | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 516 ha | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 580 ha | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 576 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 480 ha | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 535 ha | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 636 ha | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 610 ha | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 890 ha | +45.9% |
| 1999 | 617 ha | -30.7% |
| 2000 | 894 ha | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 926 ha | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 759 ha | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 550 ha | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 565 ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 600 ha | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 625 ha | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 596 ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 634 ha | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 653 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 662 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 988 ha | +49.2% |
| 2012 | 946 ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,008 ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1,169 ha | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 1,053 ha | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1,183 ha | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 1,377 ha | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 1,573 ha | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1,769 ha | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 3,013 ha | +70.3% |
| 2021 | 2,900 ha | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 2,456 ha | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 2,424 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2,448 ha | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — Area harvested 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +105.5% | 220 ha | 452 ha |
| 1969 | -84.0% | 750 ha | 120 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 679.78 ha | 120 ha | 882 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 444.8 ha | 220 ha | 527 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 499.3 ha | 332 ha | 610 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 602.6 ha | 480 ha | 890 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 680.2 ha | 550 ha | 926 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,173 ha | 662 ha | 1,769 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,648 ha | 2,424 ha | 3,013 ha | 5 |
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- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.4048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dates — area harvested in Central America?
- Dates — area harvested in Central America was 2,448 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,013 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 ha in 1969.
- How does Central America rank for dates — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. 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 Dates — 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.