Green corn (maize) — Yield in Central America

Central America: Green corn (maize) — Yield was 15,337 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15,337 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 28 groups
All-time high
15,556 kg/ha
in 2022
All-time low
8,972 kg/ha
in 2005
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Green corn (maize) — Yield in Central America, 1980–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1980200220241980: 9.6k kg/ha1981: 9.1k kg/ha1982: 10.4k kg/ha1983: 10.7k kg/ha1984: 10.7k kg/ha1985: 10.7k kg/ha1986: 11.0k kg/ha1987: 9.0k kg/ha1988: 9.3k kg/ha1989: 10.4k kg/ha1990: 9.2k kg/ha1991: 9.6k kg/ha1992: 9.9k kg/ha1993: 9.6k kg/ha1994: 9.3k kg/ha1995: 9.7k kg/ha1996: 10.7k kg/ha1997: 9.6k kg/ha1998: 10.0k kg/ha1999: 10.5k kg/ha2000: 11.2k kg/ha2001: 12.5k kg/ha2002: 11.7k kg/ha2003: 11.6k kg/ha2004: 9.8k kg/ha2005: 9.0k kg/ha2006: 9.5k kg/ha2007: 11.0k kg/ha2008: 10.8k kg/ha2009: 9.9k kg/ha2010: 11.5k kg/ha2011: 12.2k kg/ha2012: 12.5k kg/ha2013: 12.5k kg/ha2014: 12.6k kg/ha2015: 12.6k kg/ha2016: 12.8k kg/ha2017: 15.3k kg/ha2018: 15.5k kg/ha2019: 15.4k kg/ha2020: 14.8k kg/ha2021: 15.5k kg/ha2022: 15.6k kg/ha2023: 15.3k kg/ha2024: 15.3k kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Central America recorded 15,337 kg/ha for green corn (maize) — yield in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — yield in Central America peaked at 15,556 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,972 kg/ha, in 2005.

Central America ranks 9th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10,089 kg/ha 9,008 kg/ha 10,979 kg/ha 10
1990s 9,817 kg/ha 9,193 kg/ha 10,710 kg/ha 10
2000s 10,703 kg/ha 8,972 kg/ha 12,540 kg/ha 10
2010s 13,296 kg/ha 11,540 kg/ha 15,518 kg/ha 10
2020s 15,315 kg/ha 14,824 kg/ha 15,556 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 6 Israel 21,957 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Serbia 20,442 kg/ha compare
  3. 8 Palestine 19,220 kg/ha compare
  4. 9 El Salvador 18,799 kg/ha compare
  5. 10 Jordan 18,127 kg/ha compare
  6. 11 Austria 17,982 kg/ha compare
  7. 12 Mexico 15,192 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is green corn (maize) — yield in Central America?
Green corn (maize) — yield in Central America was 15,337 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest green corn (maize) — yield recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 15,556 kg/ha in 2022.
What is the lowest green corn (maize) — yield recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 8,972 kg/ha in 2005.
How does Central America rank for green corn (maize) — yield?
Central America ranks 9th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is green corn (maize) — yield rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Green corn (maize) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Green corn (maize) — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 3,888 data points, 1961–2024
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