Taro — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Taro — Area harvested was 2,477 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taro — Area harvested in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taro — area harvested in Central America is 2,477 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — area harvested in Central America peaked at 8,393 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,993 ha, in 2011.
That places Central America 15th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Taro — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,217 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,267 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4,317 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,367 ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4,417 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4,468 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4,518 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4,568 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 4,618 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4,669 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4,719 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4,769 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4,820 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,871 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 4,914 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4,949 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4,984 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,019 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,054 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,018 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,717 ha | -45.9% |
| 2011 | 1,993 ha | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 7,765 ha | +289.6% |
| 2013 | 8,393 ha | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 6,800 ha | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 5,854 ha | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 5,530 ha | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 5,026 ha | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 2,118 ha | -57.9% |
| 2019 | 2,138 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,157 ha | +94.4% |
| 2021 | 4,182 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3,987 ha | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 2,336 ha | -41.4% |
| 2024 | 2,477 ha | +6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taro — Area harvested in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +289.6% | 1,993 ha | 7,765 ha |
| 2020 | +94.4% | 2,138 ha | 4,157 ha |
| 2018 | -57.9% | 5,026 ha | 2,118 ha |
| 2010 | -45.9% | 5,018 ha | 2,717 ha |
| 2023 | -41.4% | 3,987 ha | 2,336 ha |
| 2011 | -26.6% | 2,717 ha | 1,993 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,443 ha | 4,217 ha | 4,669 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,912 ha | 4,719 ha | 5,054 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,833 ha | 1,993 ha | 8,393 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,428 ha | 2,336 ha | 4,182 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.7054 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.4048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -9.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 0.8347 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — area harvested in Central America?
- Taro — area harvested in Central America was 2,477 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 8,393 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest taro — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,993 ha in 2011.
- How does Central America rank for taro — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taro — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 Taro — 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.