Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 99.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.4
Change on year
up 3.9%
Rank
17th
of 29 groups
All-time high
106.21
in 2012
All-time low
48.68
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Central America stood at 99.4.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 106.21 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 48.68, in 1965.
That places Central America 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.84 | — |
| 1962 | 55.37 | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 59.06 | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 58.41 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 48.68 | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 51.71 | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 54.42 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 53.17 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 57.48 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 58.76 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 54.59 | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 62.06 | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 60.6 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 57.58 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 61.12 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 60.07 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 55.8 | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 70.48 | +26.3% |
| 1979 | 74.85 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 69.44 | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 58.98 | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 68.8 | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 60.39 | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 68.01 | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 64.81 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 63.37 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 61.38 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 60.22 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 69.04 | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 87.26 | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 82.28 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 83.1 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 79.24 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 87.83 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 89.99 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 86.3 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 86.86 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 85.5 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 94.42 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 97.19 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 103.43 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 98.02 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 102.96 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 97.45 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 102.29 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 97.44 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 101.85 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 99.1 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 93.86 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 91.39 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 87.28 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 106.21 | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 99.35 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 98.21 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 101.2 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 100.59 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.89 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 95.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.12 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 102.76 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 102.83 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.13 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 95.63 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 99.4 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.13 | 48.68 | 59.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.59 | 54.59 | 74.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.44 | 58.98 | 69.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.28 | 79.24 | 94.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.36 | 93.86 | 103.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.01 | 87.28 | 106.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.95 | 95.63 | 102.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 14 Bahrain 151.89 compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 85.47 compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 147.77 compare
- 16 Egypt 145.95 compare
- 16 Polynesia 74.13 compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 143.73 compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 71.11 compare
- 18 Fiji 137.74 compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 68.83 compare
- 19 Guyana 134.45 compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52.3 compare
- 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50.62 compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 132.49 compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.5782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 0.3419 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 99.4 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 106.21 in 2012.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.68 in 1965.
- How does Central America rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.