Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 82.21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — 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 rice — gross per capita production index number in Central America is 82.21, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 218.8 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 82.21, in 2024.
Central America ranks 26th of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 149.5 | — |
| 1962 | 137.81 | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 137.81 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 138.1 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 164.21 | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 162.14 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 178.37 | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 168.88 | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 156.54 | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 150.49 | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 147.92 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 141.48 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 156.03 | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 163.92 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 218.8 | +33.5% |
| 1976 | 147.15 | -32.7% |
| 1977 | 172.64 | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 147.25 | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 168.14 | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 161.59 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 203.08 | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 157.68 | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 161.14 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 158.24 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 198.73 | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 147.72 | -25.7% |
| 1987 | 152.45 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 133.1 | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 138.77 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 130.54 | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 121.73 | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 124.75 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 114.41 | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 123.62 | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 120.44 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 127.73 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 131.84 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 135.22 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 121.07 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 124.08 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 107.44 | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 107.34 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 115.52 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 101.02 | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 106.01 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 109.99 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 101.64 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 101.02 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 110.23 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 112.74 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 106.2 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 96.89 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 98.37 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 98.61 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.91 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 104.48 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 99.79 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 105.03 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 102.69 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 106.54 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 104.97 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 102.34 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 97.18 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 82.21 | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154.82 | 137.81 | 178.37 | 9 |
| 1970s | 161.38 | 141.48 | 218.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 161.25 | 133.1 | 203.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.13 | 114.41 | 135.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.43 | 101.02 | 124.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.17 | 96.89 | 112.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.65 | 82.21 | 106.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 23 Nicaragua 117.13 compare
- 24 Nepal 117.08 compare
- 25 Russian Federation 117.01 compare
- 26 Fiji 116.89 compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 116.19 compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 114.83 compare
- 29 Cameroon 114.77 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Rice — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 82.21 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 218.8 in 1975.
- What is the lowest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.21 in 2024.
- How does Central America rank for rice — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 26th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rice — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 — 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.