Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 158,531 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Central America is 158,531 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Central America peaked at 1.39 million ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 92,994 ha, in 2002.
That places Central America 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.20 million ha | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 1.32 million ha | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 1.37 million ha | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 1.39 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.24 million ha | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 1.19 million ha | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 1.20 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 992,086 ha | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 842,844 ha | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 885,905 ha | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 994,315 ha | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 968,260 ha | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million ha | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 817,838 ha | -30.8% |
| 1976 | 749,058 ha | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 1.03 million ha | +38.0% |
| 1978 | 994,170 ha | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 965,317 ha | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 789,142 ha | -18.3% |
| 1981 | 782,212 ha | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 557,542 ha | -28.7% |
| 1983 | 562,253 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 635,553 ha | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 545,460 ha | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 486,497 ha | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 434,666 ha | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 493,492 ha | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 360,461 ha | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 390,380 ha | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 421,847 ha | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 236,562 ha | -43.9% |
| 1993 | 165,189 ha | -30.2% |
| 1994 | 285,729 ha | +73.0% |
| 1995 | 387,230 ha | +35.5% |
| 1996 | 409,596 ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 301,330 ha | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 342,940 ha | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 230,826 ha | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 161,656 ha | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 164,198 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 92,994 ha | -43.4% |
| 2003 | 114,488 ha | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 152,582 ha | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 176,836 ha | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 159,849 ha | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 150,589 ha | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 141,542 ha | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 114,503 ha | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 156,387 ha | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 233,015 ha | +49.0% |
| 2012 | 196,853 ha | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 162,038 ha | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 222,979 ha | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 173,925 ha | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 143,794 ha | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 250,804 ha | +74.4% |
| 2018 | 279,347 ha | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 246,740 ha | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 187,049 ha | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 202,366 ha | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 234,097 ha | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 173,637 ha | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 158,531 ha | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 million ha | 992,086 ha | 1.39 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 943,357 ha | 749,058 ha | 1.18 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 564,728 ha | 360,461 ha | 789,142 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 317,163 ha | 165,189 ha | 421,847 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,924 ha | 92,994 ha | 176,836 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,588 ha | 143,794 ha | 279,347 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,136 ha | 158,531 ha | 234,097 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Central America?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Central America was 158,531 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,994 ha in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.