Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Central America
Central America: Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) was -0.6708 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Central America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Central America stood at -0.6708 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 122.1% on the previous year and down 122.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Central America peaked at 8.23 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -2.4 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Central America 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Central America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.02 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 7.95 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 1965 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1966 | 7.7 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 1967 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 1968 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 4.82 % change on previous year | +63.8% |
| 1971 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 4 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 1975 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +284.1% |
| 1976 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1977 | 7.65 % change on previous year | +430.4% |
| 1978 | 8.23 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1979 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 1980 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -459.7% |
| 1981 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1982 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1983 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -436.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1985 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +62.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8617 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3325 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 1988 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -814.4% |
| 1989 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1990 | 6.36 % change on previous year | -582.2% |
| 1991 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1992 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1994 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 1995 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 1997 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 1998 | 5.24 % change on previous year | +192.4% |
| 1999 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2000 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 2001 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +218.6% |
| 2002 | -0.14 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2003 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -2853.8% |
| 2004 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 2005 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 4.78 % change on previous year | +315.5% |
| 2007 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 2008 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2009 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -203.9% |
| 2010 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -247.1% |
| 2011 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 2012 | 6.28 % change on previous year | -713.5% |
| 2013 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 2014 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +157.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7773 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3 % change on previous year | +710.9% |
| 2017 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1493 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5376 % change on previous year | +260.0% |
| 2021 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +312.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6731 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 2023 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +350.5% |
| 2024 | -0.6708 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2853.8% | -0.14 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -814.4% | 0.3325 % change on previous year | -2.38 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +713.5% | -1.02 % change on previous year | 6.28 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +710.9% | 0.7773 % change on previous year | 6.3 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +582.2% | -1.32 % change on previous year | 6.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.99 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 7.95 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.1 % change on previous year | -1.91 % change on previous year | 8.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 % change on previous year | -2.38 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 6.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 % change on previous year | -2.4 % change on previous year | 5.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | 6.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 % change on previous year | -0.6708 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 24 Tunisia 6.18 % change on previous year compare
- 25 New Caledonia 6.01 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Botswana 5.95 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Estonia 5.86 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Niger 5.84 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Caribbean 5.81 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 5.76 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -10.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -0.7699 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.2535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -0.8032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Central America?
- Food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Central America was -0.6708 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Central America rank for food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Central America ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 122.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Food — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.