Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 1,777 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 1,777 ha for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Central America peaked at 6,865 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 557 ha, in 1984.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1,900 ha | +18.8% |
| 1964 | 1,200 ha | -36.8% |
| 1965 | 1,900 ha | +58.3% |
| 1966 | 3,250 ha | +71.1% |
| 1967 | 3,100 ha | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 2,900 ha | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 2,500 ha | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 1,759 ha | -29.6% |
| 1971 | 3,528 ha | +100.6% |
| 1972 | 3,600 ha | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,100 ha | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 3,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,738 ha | -43.9% |
| 1977 | 690 ha | -60.3% |
| 1978 | 580 ha | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 950 ha | +63.8% |
| 1980 | 910 ha | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 850 ha | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 640 ha | -24.7% |
| 1983 | 850 ha | +32.8% |
| 1984 | 557 ha | -34.5% |
| 1985 | 600 ha | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 696 ha | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 735 ha | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 740 ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,270 ha | +71.6% |
| 1990 | 1,800 ha | +41.7% |
| 1991 | 2,320 ha | +28.9% |
| 1992 | 3,330 ha | +43.5% |
| 1993 | 4,340 ha | +30.3% |
| 1994 | 5,340 ha | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 5,944 ha | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 6,865 ha | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 6,454 ha | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 6,380 ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4,080 ha | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 4,090 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4,200 ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3,981 ha | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 3,808 ha | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 3,530 ha | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 3,503 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3,340 ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2,376 ha | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 1,786 ha | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 1,712 ha | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,773 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,801 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,835 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,854 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,847 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,709 ha | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1,819 ha | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1,825 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,793 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,776 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,771 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,780 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,775 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,775 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,777 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,206 ha | 1,200 ha | 3,250 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,264 ha | 580 ha | 3,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 784.8 ha | 557 ha | 1,270 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,685 ha | 1,800 ha | 6,865 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,233 ha | 1,712 ha | 4,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,803 ha | 1,709 ha | 1,854 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,776 ha | 1,771 ha | 1,780 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 12 Thailand 1,512 ha compare
- 13 El Salvador 1,344 ha compare
- 14 Angola 1,229 ha compare
- 15 South Africa 1,194 ha compare
- 16 Malaysia 1,105 ha compare
- 17 Nigeria 1,013 ha compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 559 ha compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Central America?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Central America was 1,777 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 6,865 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 557 ha in 1984.
- How does Central America rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.