Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Central America
Central America: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield was 2,426 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 2,426 kg/ha for groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Central America peaked at 3,288 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,048 kg/ha, in 1987.
Central America ranks 11th of 27 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Central America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,251 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,260 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1,241 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,263 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1,331 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 1,436 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 1,243 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 1,285 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1,364 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 1,393 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1,354 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1,454 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 1,438 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,350 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 1,156 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 1,329 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 1,382 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1,506 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 1,082 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1980 | 1,284 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 1,251 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1,364 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 2,008 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 1984 | 1,184 kg/ha | -41.0% |
| 1985 | 1,145 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,151 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,048 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 1,222 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 1,288 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1,309 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,334 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1,341 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,405 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,684 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 1,462 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 1,588 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1,591 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,609 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1,999 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 2,075 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,162 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2,040 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3,043 kg/ha | +49.2% |
| 2004 | 2,654 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 3,085 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 2,940 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2,913 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,082 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3,022 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,066 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,749 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 3,288 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 2,851 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 2,644 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2,543 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 2,892 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 2,908 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,928 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,837 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,744 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,927 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 3,153 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 3,125 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,426 kg/ha | -22.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield 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 | +49.2% | 2,040 kg/ha | 3,043 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +47.2% | 1,364 kg/ha | 2,008 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,297 kg/ha | 1,241 kg/ha | 1,436 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,344 kg/ha | 1,082 kg/ha | 1,506 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,295 kg/ha | 1,048 kg/ha | 2,008 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,532 kg/ha | 1,309 kg/ha | 1,999 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,702 kg/ha | 2,040 kg/ha | 3,085 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,871 kg/ha | 2,543 kg/ha | 3,288 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,875 kg/ha | 2,426 kg/ha | 3,153 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,385 kg/ha compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 4,144 kg/ha compare
- 9 Nicaragua 4,124 kg/ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 1,068 kg/ha compare
- 10 China, mainland 4,040 kg/ha compare
- 11 China 4,032 kg/ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 986.9 kg/ha compare
- 12 Tajikistan 3,946 kg/ha compare
- 13 Italy 3,824 kg/ha compare
- 14 Egypt 3,756 kg/ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 822.2 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Central America?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Central America was 2,426 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,288 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,048 kg/ha in 1987.
- How does Central America rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield?
- Central America ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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