Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 173,238 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Central America stood at 173,238 ha.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Central America peaked at 204,608 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 87,456 ha, in 1965.
That places Central America 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88,958 ha | — |
| 1962 | 90,734 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 99,215 ha | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 100,069 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 87,456 ha | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 91,612 ha | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 92,464 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 94,010 ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 100,602 ha | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 102,911 ha | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 94,583 ha | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 104,763 ha | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 104,948 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 106,688 ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 110,068 ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 111,511 ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 113,127 ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 125,661 ha | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 139,932 ha | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 123,059 ha | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 117,477 ha | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 122,686 ha | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 123,451 ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 123,783 ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 120,607 ha | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 116,806 ha | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 119,012 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 118,735 ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 122,072 ha | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 144,404 ha | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 135,876 ha | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 134,604 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 128,742 ha | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 130,014 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 136,306 ha | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 130,264 ha | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 130,164 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 131,173 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 148,124 ha | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 144,515 ha | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 149,207 ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 147,576 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 154,761 ha | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 155,141 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 169,709 ha | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 165,679 ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 163,366 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 163,292 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 160,798 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 152,769 ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 153,037 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 204,608 ha | +33.7% |
| 2013 | 191,154 ha | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 179,155 ha | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 177,056 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 181,169 ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 177,438 ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 172,071 ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 171,232 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 179,414 ha | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 183,497 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 172,358 ha | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 169,439 ha | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 173,238 ha | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93,902 ha | 87,456 ha | 100,602 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,419 ha | 94,583 ha | 139,932 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,769 ha | 116,806 ha | 123,783 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 134,967 ha | 128,742 ha | 148,124 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,404 ha | 144,515 ha | 169,709 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,969 ha | 152,769 ha | 204,608 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 175,589 ha | 169,439 ha | 183,497 ha | 5 |
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- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Central America?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Central America was 173,238 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 204,608 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,456 ha in 1965.
- How does Central America rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.