Meat of pig: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America
Central America: Meat of pig: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 25.03 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Central America is 25.03 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Central America peaked at 25.03 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.97 million An, in 1962.
That places Central America 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of pig: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.98 million An | — |
| 1962 | 6.97 million An | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.02 million An | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 7.04 million An | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.14 million An | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 7.24 million An | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 7.42 million An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 7.46 million An | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 7.73 million An | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 8.09 million An | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 8.43 million An | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 9.68 million An | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 10.54 million An | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 11.57 million An | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 12.71 million An | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 14.05 million An | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 15.32 million An | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 16.35 million An | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 17.50 million An | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 18.50 million An | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 19.32 million An | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 20.10 million An | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 21.65 million An | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 21.40 million An | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 19.23 million An | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 15.88 million An | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 13.56 million An | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 14.24 million An | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 12.71 million An | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 13.30 million An | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 13.11 million An | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 13.72 million An | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 13.97 million An | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 13.64 million An | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 17.46 million An | +28.0% |
| 1996 | 16.99 million An | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 13.49 million An | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 13.39 million An | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.87 million An | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 15.10 million An | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 15.76 million An | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 15.57 million An | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.11 million An | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 15.66 million An | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 16.19 million An | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 16.32 million An | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.71 million An | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.34 million An | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 17.53 million An | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.70 million An | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.99 million An | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.42 million An | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.95 million An | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.62 million An | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.61 million An | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.13 million An | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.83 million An | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 21.01 million An | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 22.11 million An | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 22.66 million An | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.11 million An | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.58 million An | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.97 million An | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 25.03 million An | +4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of pig: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +28.0% | 13.64 million An | 17.46 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.22 million An | 6.97 million An | 7.73 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.42 million An | 8.09 million An | 17.50 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.66 million An | 12.71 million An | 21.65 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.39 million An | 13.11 million An | 17.46 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.13 million An | 15.10 million An | 17.53 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.24 million An | 17.70 million An | 22.11 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.67 million An | 22.66 million An | 25.03 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 17 Malawi 16.06 million An compare
- 18 Japan 16.01 million An compare
- 19 Denmark 14.23 million An compare
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.86 million An compare
- 21 Thailand 12.46 million An compare
- 22 Yugoslav SFR 10.89 million An compare
- 23 Belgium-Luxembourg 10.64 million An compare
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- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -5.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Central America?
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Central America was 25.03 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 25.03 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.97 million An in 1962.
- How does Central America rank for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- Central America ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.