Taro — Production in Central America
Central America: Taro — Production was 21,155 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taro — Production in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taro — production in Central America is 21,155 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — production in Central America peaked at 106,826 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,628 t, in 2018.
Central America ranks 15th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Taro — Production in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48,717 t | — |
| 1991 | 49,267 t | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 49,816 t | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 50,366 t | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 50,915 t | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 51,465 t | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 52,014 t | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 52,564 t | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 53,113 t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 53,663 t | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 54,212 t | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 54,762 t | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55,311 t | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 55,860 t | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 56,410 t | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 56,959 t | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 57,509 t | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 58,058 t | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 58,608 t | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58,355 t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 33,153 t | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 26,674 t | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 69,986 t | +162.4% |
| 2013 | 81,681 t | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 81,821 t | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 106,826 t | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 51,612 t | -51.7% |
| 2017 | 46,366 t | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 17,628 t | -62.0% |
| 2019 | 18,482 t | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 37,619 t | +103.5% |
| 2021 | 36,697 t | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 34,888 t | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 19,698 t | -43.5% |
| 2024 | 21,155 t | +7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taro — Production 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 | +162.4% | 26,674 t | 69,986 t |
| 2020 | +103.5% | 18,482 t | 37,619 t |
| 2018 | -62.0% | 46,366 t | 17,628 t |
| 2016 | -51.7% | 106,826 t | 51,612 t |
| 2023 | -43.5% | 34,888 t | 19,698 t |
| 2010 | -43.2% | 58,355 t | 33,153 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,190 t | 48,717 t | 53,663 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,604 t | 54,212 t | 58,608 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,423 t | 17,628 t | 106,826 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,011 t | 19,698 t | 37,619 t | 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 — production in Central America?
- Taro — production in Central America was 21,155 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 106,826 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest taro — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,628 t in 2018.
- How does Central America rank for taro — production?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taro — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. 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 — Production. 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.