Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 68.42 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Central America recorded 68.42 for seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 1,041 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 24.06, in 2002.
Central America ranks 24th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 728.96 | — |
| 1962 | 824.51 | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 930.04 | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 984.27 | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 1,041 | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 889.92 | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 797.97 | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 871.51 | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 645.19 | -26.0% |
| 1970 | 524.59 | -18.7% |
| 1971 | 570.35 | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 633.53 | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 604.94 | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 779.03 | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 465.26 | -40.3% |
| 1976 | 431.51 | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 671 | +55.5% |
| 1978 | 643.87 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 617.99 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 515.82 | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 465.88 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 286.89 | -38.4% |
| 1983 | 307.16 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 348.66 | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 272.38 | -21.9% |
| 1986 | 189.4 | -30.5% |
| 1987 | 245.97 | +29.9% |
| 1988 | 254.81 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 157.27 | -38.3% |
| 1990 | 169.89 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 168.26 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 62.93 | -62.6% |
| 1993 | 32.85 | -47.8% |
| 1994 | 81.8 | +149.0% |
| 1995 | 137.89 | +68.6% |
| 1996 | 159.11 | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 127.42 | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 140.7 | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 84.52 | -39.9% |
| 2000 | 44.05 | -47.9% |
| 2001 | 53.01 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 24.06 | -54.6% |
| 2003 | 39.16 | +62.8% |
| 2004 | 70.52 | +80.1% |
| 2005 | 72.14 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 78.69 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 65.82 | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 62.67 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 47.38 | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 72.92 | +53.9% |
| 2011 | 120.94 | +65.9% |
| 2012 | 107.05 | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 92.9 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 133.77 | +44.0% |
| 2015 | 91.42 | -31.7% |
| 2016 | 74.81 | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 151.25 | +102.2% |
| 2018 | 172.13 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 135 | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 98.91 | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 117.83 | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 130.45 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 86.45 | -33.7% |
| 2024 | 68.42 | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 857.09 | 645.19 | 1,041 | 9 |
| 1970s | 594.21 | 431.51 | 779.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 304.42 | 157.27 | 515.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.54 | 32.85 | 169.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.75 | 24.06 | 78.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.22 | 72.92 | 172.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.41 | 68.42 | 130.45 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 68.42 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,041 in 1965.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.06 in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — 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.