Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 106.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
106.2
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
108.5
in 2023
All-time low
60.39
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Central America recorded 106.2 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 108.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.39, in 1961.
Central America ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.39 | — |
| 1962 | 61.67 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 62.57 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 65.64 | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 67.48 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 70.15 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 70.56 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 70.81 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.11 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 71.47 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 72.44 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 73.2 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 74.03 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 72.87 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 75.27 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 74.56 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 77.66 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 81.36 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 77.29 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 80.59 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 84.03 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 81.86 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 82.36 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 81.4 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 82.37 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 82.62 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 81.58 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 78.75 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 76.32 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 79.33 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 79.1 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.67 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 79.75 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 80.8 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 82.75 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 83.88 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 83.99 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 85.89 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 87.01 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 87.06 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.73 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 88.91 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.66 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 91.58 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 90.82 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 93.53 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 95.16 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 95.77 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.08 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 94.07 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 92.42 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 96.21 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 96.83 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.72 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 98.56 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 102.72 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 104.98 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 106.11 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 105.36 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 105.37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 106.25 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 106.75 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 108.5 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 106.2 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.6 | 60.39 | 70.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.02 | 71.47 | 81.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.19 | 76.32 | 84.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.22 | 79.1 | 87.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.63 | 87.06 | 95.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6 | 92.42 | 106.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.61 | 105.37 | 108.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 112.28 compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 147.4 compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 112.13 compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 146.81 compare
- 6 Tajikistan 145.16 compare
- 6 Viet Nam 108.73 compare
- 7 Oman 143.44 compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 142.64 compare
- 8 Micronesia 100.74 compare
- 9 Singapore 135.78 compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 10 Mozambique 134.91 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 22.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -11.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1882 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 38.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 106.2 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 108.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.39 in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Food — 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.