Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested was 36,071 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Central America stood at 36,071 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Central America peaked at 46,910 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5,152 ha, in 1961.
That places Central America 18th out of 24 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.
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,152 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,315 ha | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 5,453 ha | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 5,435 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 5,603 ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 5,769 ha | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 5,832 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 6,077 ha | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 6,573 ha | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 15,377 ha | +133.9% |
| 1971 | 25,700 ha | +67.1% |
| 1972 | 28,933 ha | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 31,030 ha | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 23,621 ha | -23.9% |
| 1975 | 25,029 ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 23,588 ha | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 25,279 ha | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 24,018 ha | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 23,154 ha | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 24,159 ha | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 25,700 ha | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 27,765 ha | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 28,075 ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 26,877 ha | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 28,885 ha | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 24,957 ha | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 28,048 ha | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 33,308 ha | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 32,121 ha | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 35,019 ha | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 38,184 ha | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 40,060 ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 44,535 ha | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 43,048 ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 44,149 ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 43,308 ha | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 40,136 ha | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 42,617 ha | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 40,370 ha | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 43,930 ha | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 42,149 ha | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 42,094 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 46,910 ha | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 38,620 ha | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 40,415 ha | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 45,131 ha | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 44,459 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 42,979 ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 46,148 ha | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 44,304 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 38,939 ha | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 35,872 ha | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 36,806 ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 34,410 ha | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 32,963 ha | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 31,991 ha | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 28,840 ha | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 28,750 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28,469 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 29,236 ha | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 34,639 ha | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 36,149 ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 35,436 ha | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 36,071 ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,690 ha | 5,152 ha | 6,573 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,573 ha | 15,377 ha | 31,030 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,990 ha | 24,159 ha | 33,308 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,143 ha | 35,019 ha | 44,535 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,284 ha | 38,620 ha | 46,910 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,134 ha | 28,469 ha | 44,304 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,306 ha | 29,236 ha | 36,149 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 15 Pakistan 14,694 ha compare
- 16 Chile 14,312 ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 14,300 ha compare
- 18 Tunisia 13,814 ha compare
- 19 Tajikistan 12,298 ha compare
- 20 France 11,060 ha compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 10,892 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 6,716 kg/ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2.40 million An (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Central America?
- Peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Central America was 36,071 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 46,910 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,152 ha in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is peaches and nectarines — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Peaches and nectarines — 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.