Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Central America
Central America: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 79.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Central America recorded 79.83 for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Central America peaked at 114.32 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.21, in 1973.
Central America ranks 19th of 23 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.68 | — |
| 1962 | 42.39 | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 49.32 | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 51.12 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 46.31 | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 47.52 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 36.73 | -22.7% |
| 1968 | 38.87 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 38.55 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 40.8 | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 43.21 | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 58.66 | +35.8% |
| 1973 | 33.21 | -43.4% |
| 1974 | 41.4 | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 37.29 | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 34.28 | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 39.28 | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 65.34 | +66.3% |
| 1979 | 49.31 | -24.5% |
| 1980 | 37.39 | -24.2% |
| 1981 | 47.24 | +26.3% |
| 1982 | 45.91 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 52.07 | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 62.28 | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 40.25 | -35.4% |
| 1986 | 68.53 | +70.3% |
| 1987 | 52.12 | -23.9% |
| 1988 | 55.25 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 62.17 | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 71.18 | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 63.28 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 58.66 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 64.57 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 73.55 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 76.99 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 73.63 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 64.49 | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 72.13 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 82.53 | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 79.65 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 81.83 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 77.64 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 103.9 | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 102.71 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 111.35 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 113.62 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 91.21 | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 104.43 | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 95.39 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 113.31 | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 98.83 | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 100.8 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 86.17 | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 91.13 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 94.56 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 114.32 | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 100.98 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 94.36 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 98.24 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 93.7 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 90.99 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 83.71 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 86.63 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 79.83 | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.05 | 36.68 | 51.12 | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.28 | 33.21 | 65.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.32 | 37.39 | 68.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.1 | 58.66 | 82.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.17 | 77.64 | 113.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.27 | 86.17 | 114.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.97 | 79.83 | 93.7 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Central America?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Central America was 79.83 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 114.32 in 2016.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.21 in 1973.
- How does Central America rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Central America ranks 19th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.