Figs — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Figs — Area harvested was 1,838 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Figs — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, figs — area harvested in Central America stood at 1,838 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in Central America peaked at 4,094 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 586 ha, in 1988.
That places Central America 17th out of 23 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.
Figs — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 805 ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 872 ha | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 892 ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 1,035 ha | +16.0% |
| 1966 | 1,098 ha | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 1,104 ha | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1,152 ha | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 1,309 ha | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 1,597 ha | +22.0% |
| 1971 | 1,673 ha | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 1,643 ha | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1,716 ha | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2,016 ha | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 2,027 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2,023 ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2,253 ha | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 1,818 ha | -19.3% |
| 1979 | 1,963 ha | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 3,988 ha | +103.2% |
| 1981 | 4,094 ha | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 3,828 ha | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 3,331 ha | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 1,615 ha | -51.5% |
| 1985 | 1,424 ha | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 1,241 ha | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 1,137 ha | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 586 ha | -48.5% |
| 1989 | 695 ha | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 707 ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 854 ha | +20.8% |
| 1992 | 867 ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 910 ha | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 845 ha | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 888 ha | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 878 ha | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 908 ha | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 935 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 853 ha | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 825 ha | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 828 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 899 ha | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 895 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 919 ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 977 ha | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1,034 ha | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1,084 ha | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 803 ha | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 815 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 826 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 814 ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,093 ha | +34.3% |
| 2013 | 1,153 ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1,210 ha | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,199 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,340 ha | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 1,440 ha | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1,194 ha | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 1,322 ha | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 1,843 ha | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 1,809 ha | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,709 ha | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1,925 ha | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 1,838 ha | -4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +103.2% | 1,963 ha | 3,988 ha |
| 1984 | -51.5% | 3,331 ha | 1,615 ha |
| 1988 | -48.5% | 1,137 ha | 586 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,007 ha | 800 ha | 1,309 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,873 ha | 1,597 ha | 2,253 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,194 ha | 586 ha | 4,094 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 864.5 ha | 707 ha | 935 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 907.9 ha | 803 ha | 1,084 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,159 ha | 814 ha | 1,440 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,825 ha | 1,709 ha | 1,925 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 14 Brazil 1,951 ha compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 1,921 ha compare
- 16 Mexico 1,838 ha compare
- 17 Serbia and Montenegro 1,597 ha compare
- 18 Albania 1,419 ha compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 1,415 ha compare
- 20 Greece 1,380 ha compare
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- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.7054 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production -6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -9.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is figs — area harvested in Central America?
- Figs — area harvested in Central America was 1,838 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,094 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 586 ha in 1988.
- How does Central America rank for figs — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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 Figs — 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.