Maize and products — Food in Central America
Central America: Maize and products — Food was 19,612 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food in Central America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food in Central America stood at 19,612 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food in Central America peaked at 19,612 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,047 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Central America 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16,058 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 16,047 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16,095 1000 t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16,226 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 17,518 1000 t | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 17,626 1000 t | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17,879 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18,104 1000 t | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18,256 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18,968 1000 t | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 19,136 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 19,010 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 19,014 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19,612 1000 t | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,278 1000 t | 16,047 1000 t | 18,968 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,193 1000 t | 19,010 1000 t | 19,612 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 167,359 ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight 4 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production 12,410 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 3.52 million An (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.12 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 6,716 kg/ha (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 5.49 million An (2024)
- Oranges — Area harvested 416,734 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize and products — food in Central America?
- Maize and products — food in Central America was 19,612 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 19,612 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,047 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Central America rank for maize and products — food?
- Central America ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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. 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.