Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number was 62.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — gross production index number in Central America is 62.89, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross production index number in Central America peaked at 164.64 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 46.83, in 2002.
Central America ranks 19th of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 127.53 | — |
| 1962 | 136.09 | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 143.79 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 146.72 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 133.93 | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 145.86 | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 139.62 | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 141.19 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 154.08 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 160.35 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 157.73 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 143.46 | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 161.48 | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 145.19 | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 106.72 | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 89.19 | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 117.59 | +31.8% |
| 1978 | 130.86 | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 164.64 | +25.8% |
| 1980 | 140.02 | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 90.14 | -35.6% |
| 1982 | 54.14 | -39.9% |
| 1983 | 97.73 | +80.5% |
| 1984 | 90.46 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 99.95 | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 85.93 | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 70.51 | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 60.42 | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 63.02 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 88.34 | +40.2% |
| 1991 | 70.97 | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 56.53 | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 60.79 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 52.36 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 69.03 | +31.8% |
| 1996 | 88.92 | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 61.19 | -31.2% |
| 1998 | 65.95 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 61.66 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 58.1 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 71.34 | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 46.83 | -34.4% |
| 2003 | 59.36 | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 70.49 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 59.23 | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 55.17 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 59.07 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 55.98 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 60 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 76.22 | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 71.4 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 82.16 | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 84.92 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 106.02 | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 96.9 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 97.08 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.66 | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 82.88 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 83.84 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 76.27 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 73.18 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 75.24 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 68.72 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 62.89 | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140.98 | 127.53 | 154.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 137.72 | 89.19 | 164.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.23 | 54.14 | 140.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.57 | 52.36 | 88.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.56 | 46.83 | 71.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.31 | 71.4 | 106.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.26 | 62.89 | 76.27 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — gross production index number in Central America?
- Sesame seed — gross production index number in Central America was 62.89 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 164.64 in 1979.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.83 in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for sesame seed — gross production index number?
- Central America ranks 19th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 Sesame seed — Gross 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.