Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 203,180 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, treenuts, total — area harvested in Central America stood at 203,180 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in Central America peaked at 203,180 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,486 ha, in 1962.
That places Central America 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,795 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,486 ha | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 3,732 ha | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 3,802 ha | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 4,598 ha | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 4,691 ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 4,868 ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 5,498 ha | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 6,508 ha | +18.4% |
| 1970 | 6,897 ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 9,671 ha | +40.2% |
| 1972 | 12,436 ha | +28.6% |
| 1973 | 13,738 ha | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 15,497 ha | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 16,388 ha | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 16,905 ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 21,346 ha | +26.3% |
| 1978 | 22,094 ha | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 24,781 ha | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 30,429 ha | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 35,146 ha | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 31,514 ha | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 30,432 ha | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 33,762 ha | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 32,847 ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 43,085 ha | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 41,307 ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 42,538 ha | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 42,777 ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 56,404 ha | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 55,396 ha | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 57,121 ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 56,065 ha | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 57,823 ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 63,014 ha | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 64,952 ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 61,434 ha | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 100,931 ha | +64.3% |
| 1999 | 104,340 ha | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 106,529 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 110,233 ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 114,694 ha | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 119,642 ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 121,014 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 124,635 ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 124,822 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 128,082 ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 136,658 ha | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 139,304 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 143,237 ha | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 140,474 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 141,790 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 145,104 ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 147,639 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 152,481 ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 158,057 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 164,388 ha | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 171,039 ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 176,633 ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 183,360 ha | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 186,885 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 192,456 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 196,562 ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 203,180 ha | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treenuts, Total — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +64.3% | 61,434 ha | 100,931 ha |
| 1971 | +40.2% | 6,897 ha | 9,671 ha |
| 1990 | +31.9% | 42,777 ha | 56,404 ha |
| 1986 | +31.2% | 32,847 ha | 43,085 ha |
| 1972 | +28.6% | 9,671 ha | 12,436 ha |
| 1977 | +26.3% | 16,905 ha | 21,346 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,553 ha | 3,486 ha | 6,508 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,975 ha | 6,897 ha | 24,781 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,384 ha | 30,429 ha | 43,085 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,748 ha | 55,396 ha | 104,340 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,561 ha | 106,529 ha | 139,304 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,084 ha | 140,474 ha | 176,633 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,489 ha | 183,360 ha | 203,180 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 treenuts, total — area harvested in Central America?
- Treenuts, total — area harvested in Central America was 203,180 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 203,180 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,486 ha in 1962.
- How does Central America rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Treenuts, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.