Rice — Area harvested in Central America

Central America: Rice — Area harvested was 222,334 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
222,334 ha
Change on year
down 12.5%
Rank
24th
of 33 groups
All-time high
547,120 ha
in 1975
All-time low
222,334 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — 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 222,334 ha for rice — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Central America peaked at 547,120 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 222,334 ha, in 2024.

Central America ranks 24th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 379,528 ha 339,829 ha 431,849 ha 9
1970s 408,165 ha 347,915 ha 547,120 ha 10
1980s 397,819 ha 348,569 ha 473,242 ha 10
1990s 336,678 ha 300,250 ha 369,414 ha 10
2000s 332,699 ha 301,357 ha 370,213 ha 10
2010s 296,258 ha 272,108 ha 342,652 ha 10
2020s 261,662 ha 222,334 ha 289,501 ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 21 Sierra Leone 987,345 ha compare
  2. 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 912,998 ha compare
  3. 23 Côte d'Ivoire 811,177 ha compare
  4. 24 Mali 789,529 ha compare
  5. 25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 770,048 ha compare
  6. 26 Egypt 704,158 ha compare
  7. 27 Republic of Korea 697,713 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested in Central America?
Rice — area harvested in Central America was 222,334 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 547,120 ha in 1975.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 222,334 ha in 2024.
How does Central America rank for rice — area harvested?
Central America ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,589 data points, 1961–2024
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