Maize and products — Food supply in Central America
Central America: Maize and products — Food supply was 912.96 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food supply in Central America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize and products — food supply in Central America is 912.96 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Central America peaked at 916.87 kcal/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 841.99 kcal/cap/d, in 2013.
That places Central America 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in Central America, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 869.35 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 856.34 kcal/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 846.43 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 841.99 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 894.89 kcal/cap/d | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 889.74 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 893.21 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 894.52 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 892.6 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 916.87 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 915.97 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 902.78 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 894.4 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 912.96 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 879.59 kcal/cap/d | 841.99 kcal/cap/d | 916.87 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 906.53 kcal/cap/d | 894.4 kcal/cap/d | 915.97 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 1 Malawi 1,117 kcal/cap/d compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 723.66 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 486.86 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Mexico 1,029 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 446.72 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Zambia 856.78 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 356.32 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Cabo Verde 401.28 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Lesotho 848.8 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2408 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1882 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize and products — food supply in Central America?
- Maize and products — food supply in Central America was 912.96 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 916.87 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 841.99 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
- How does Central America rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Central America ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Maize and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.