Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Central America

Central America: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 195,455 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
195,455 t
Change on year
down 18.2%
Rank
23rd
of 28 groups
All-time high
996,763 t
in 1965
All-time low
83,897 t
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Central America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Central America is 195,455 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Central America peaked at 996,763 t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 83,897 t, in 2002.

Central America ranks 23rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 855,238 t 680,284 t 996,763 t 9
1970s 782,750 t 628,205 t 993,960 t 10
1980s 487,776 t 293,945 t 743,068 t 10
1990s 264,247 t 120,373 t 344,794 t 10
2000s 165,644 t 83,897 t 207,414 t 10
2010s 296,935 t 203,157 t 435,837 t 10
2020s 274,234 t 195,455 t 345,679 t 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 20 Cameroon 171,919 t compare
  2. 21 Cambodia 157,374 t compare
  3. 22 Sudan 125,580 t compare
  4. 23 Myanmar 112,515 t compare
  5. 24 Kazakhstan 105,582 t compare
  6. 25 Belgium 91,990 t compare
  7. 26 Egypt 89,842 t compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Central America?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Central America was 195,455 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 996,763 t in 1965.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 83,897 t in 2002.
How does Central America rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
Central America ranks 23rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
177 places, 9,715 data points, 1961–2024
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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.