Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 107.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Central America is 107.12, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 108.02 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 44.19, in 1965.
Central America ranks 11th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.38 | — |
| 1962 | 54.59 | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 57.34 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 56.26 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 44.19 | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 45.95 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 49.61 | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 50.58 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 55.87 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 56.69 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 52.72 | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 62.44 | +18.4% |
| 1973 | 65.37 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 62.03 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 67.63 | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 66.05 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 60.42 | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 82.21 | +36.1% |
| 1979 | 89.7 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 87.73 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 69.63 | -20.6% |
| 1982 | 82.2 | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 69.8 | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 79.82 | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 77.72 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 74.23 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 70.94 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 68.96 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 82.23 | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 95.73 | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 89.01 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 89.62 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 82.56 | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 82.66 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.24 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 86.96 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.68 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 86.06 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 94.21 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 101.49 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 108.02 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 98.86 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 106.01 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 98.89 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 104.46 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 97.33 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 107.41 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 102.34 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 94.42 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 94.25 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.82 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 104.23 | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 95.71 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 97.64 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 102.56 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 98.69 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 100.26 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 99.53 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 105.59 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 105.84 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 103.39 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 101.62 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 107.12 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2 | 44.19 | 57.34 | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.53 | 52.72 | 89.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.33 | 68.96 | 87.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.17 | 82.56 | 95.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.92 | 94.42 | 108.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.15 | 88.82 | 104.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.71 | 101.62 | 107.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
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- 11 Timor-Leste 79.63 compare
- 12 Mozambique 182.67 compare
- 13 New Caledonia 182.27 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 107.12 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 108.02 in 2001.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.19 in 1965.
- How does Central America rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 11th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.