Natural rubber in primary forms — Production in Americas
Americas: Natural rubber in primary forms — Production was 487,735 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Natural rubber in primary forms — Production in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, natural rubber in primary forms — production in Americas stood at 487,735 t.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural rubber in primary forms — production in Americas peaked at 672,817 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26,052 t, in 1974.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural rubber in primary forms — Production in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,618 t | — |
| 1962 | 31,228 t | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 29,629 t | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 37,479 t | +26.5% |
| 1965 | 38,683 t | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 32,901 t | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 30,557 t | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 29,776 t | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 32,650 t | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 34,093 t | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 32,931 t | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 34,760 t | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 30,618 t | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 26,052 t | -14.9% |
| 1975 | 29,850 t | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 31,832 t | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 36,009 t | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 38,188 t | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 40,531 t | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 49,000 t | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 58,269 t | +18.9% |
| 1982 | 61,221 t | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 64,257 t | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 67,123 t | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 69,748 t | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 69,518 t | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 60,050 t | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 76,072 t | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 77,267 t | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 74,193 t | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 97,915 t | +32.0% |
| 1992 | 87,656 t | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 104,041 t | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 113,931 t | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 102,401 t | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 122,182 t | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 130,130 t | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 136,880 t | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 142,720 t | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 169,192 t | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 185,564 t | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 207,425 t | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 229,380 t | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 298,034 t | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 313,485 t | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 348,825 t | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 410,948 t | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 464,999 t | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 501,263 t | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 513,159 t | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 576,318 t | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 607,670 t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 631,107 t | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 672,817 t | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 653,943 t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 622,054 t | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 396,604 t | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 410,637 t | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 433,548 t | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 464,467 t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 497,307 t | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 494,222 t | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 529,415 t | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 487,735 t | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,725 t | 29,629 t | 38,683 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,486 t | 26,052 t | 40,531 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,252 t | 49,000 t | 77,267 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,205 t | 74,193 t | 142,720 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 312,912 t | 169,192 t | 501,263 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 551,786 t | 396,604 t | 672,817 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 494,629 t | 464,467 t | 529,415 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 6 Cambodia 527,200 t compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 1.69 million t compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,500 t compare
- 7 Malaysia 386,512 t compare
- 8 Philippines 364,557 t compare
- 8 Melanesia 5,600 t compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,900 t compare
- 9 Myanmar 330,300 t compare
- 10 Brazil 263,672 t compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 11 Ghana 136,500 t compare
- 12 Liberia 129,900 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.8368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 0.7578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.7575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural rubber in primary forms — production in Americas?
- Natural rubber in primary forms — production in Americas was 487,735 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural rubber in primary forms — production recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 672,817 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest natural rubber in primary forms — production recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,052 t in 1974.
- How does Americas rank for natural rubber in primary forms — production?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is natural rubber in primary forms — production rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural rubber in primary forms — Production. 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.