Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Central America

Central America: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 2.28 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.28 million ha
Change on year
up 38.9%
Rank
14th
of 36 regions
All-time high
3.00 million ha
in 2002
All-time low
1.64 million ha
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Central America recorded 2.28 million ha for pulses, total — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Central America peaked at 3.00 million ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million ha, in 2023.

Central America ranks 14th of 36 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.41 million ha 2.10 million ha 2.79 million ha 9
1970s 2.26 million ha 1.72 million ha 2.66 million ha 10
1980s 2.34 million ha 1.94 million ha 2.55 million ha 10
1990s 2.57 million ha 1.93 million ha 2.80 million ha 10
2000s 2.47 million ha 2.08 million ha 3.00 million ha 10
2010s 2.45 million ha 1.79 million ha 2.71 million ha 10
2020s 2.25 million ha 1.64 million ha 2.56 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 11 China, mainland 2.62 million ha compare
  2. 12 Russian Federation 2.21 million ha compare
  3. 13 Mozambique 2.01 million ha compare
  4. 14 Kenya 1.82 million ha compare
  5. 15 Burkina Faso 1.60 million ha compare
  6. 16 Ethiopia 1.58 million ha compare
  7. 17 Mexico 1.52 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — area harvested in Central America?
Pulses, total — area harvested in Central America was 2.28 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 3.00 million ha in 2002.
What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million ha in 2023.
How does Central America rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
Central America ranks 14th out of 36 regions with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 12,296 data points, 1961–2024
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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.