Food — Gross Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Food — Gross Production Index Number was 116.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Central America recorded 116.13 for food — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Central America peaked at 117.48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.55, in 1961.
Central America ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.55 | — |
| 1962 | 19.55 | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 20.48 | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 22.18 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 23.54 | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 25.28 | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 26.25 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 27.2 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 27.78 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 29.2 | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 30.49 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 31.73 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 33.03 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 33.46 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 35.54 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 36.17 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 38.69 | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 41.61 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 40.56 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 43.34 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 46.26 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 46.08 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 47.41 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 47.92 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 49.56 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 50.79 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 51.24 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 50.52 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 49.99 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 53.04 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 53.98 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 55.49 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 56.65 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 58.51 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 61.07 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 63.05 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 64.28 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 66.88 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 68.92 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 70.09 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 73.4 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 73.85 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.44 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 78.35 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 78.82 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.35 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 85.03 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 86.88 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 85.73 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 87.93 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 87.67 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.57 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 94.45 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 97.56 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 98.57 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 103.88 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 107.31 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 109.63 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 110.01 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 111.06 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 112.9 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 114.44 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 117.48 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 116.13 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.42 | 18.55 | 27.78 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.05 | 29.2 | 41.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.31 | 43.34 | 51.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.19 | 53.04 | 68.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.09 | 70.09 | 86.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.96 | 87.67 | 110.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.4 | 111.06 | 117.48 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Central America?
- Food — gross production index number in Central America was 116.13 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 117.48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.55 in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for food — gross production index number?
- Central America ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 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.