Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Central America

Central America: Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield was 2,108 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,108 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
11th
of 27 groups
All-time high
2,108 kg/ha
in 2019
All-time low
1,226 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Central America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Central America recorded 2,108 kg/ha for unmanufactured tobacco — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Central America peaked at 2,108 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,226 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Central America 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,226 kg/ha
1962 1,250 kg/ha +2.0%
1963 1,246 kg/ha -0.3%
1964 1,242 kg/ha -0.3%
1965 1,322 kg/ha +6.4%
1966 1,311 kg/ha -0.8%
1967 1,317 kg/ha +0.4%
1968 1,319 kg/ha +0.1%
1969 1,558 kg/ha +18.1%
1970 1,517 kg/ha -2.6%
1971 1,495 kg/ha -1.5%
1972 1,522 kg/ha +1.8%
1973 1,542 kg/ha +1.3%
1974 1,635 kg/ha +6.0%
1975 1,636 kg/ha +0.1%
1976 1,617 kg/ha -1.2%
1977 1,392 kg/ha -13.9%
1978 1,533 kg/ha +10.1%
1979 1,498 kg/ha -2.3%
1980 1,900 kg/ha +26.8%
1981 1,424 kg/ha -25.1%
1982 1,531 kg/ha +7.5%
1983 1,376 kg/ha -10.1%
1984 1,347 kg/ha -2.1%
1985 1,358 kg/ha +0.8%
1986 1,389 kg/ha +2.3%
1987 1,441 kg/ha +3.7%
1988 1,565 kg/ha +8.6%
1989 1,626 kg/ha +3.9%
1990 1,324 kg/ha -18.5%
1991 1,467 kg/ha +10.8%
1992 1,478 kg/ha +0.7%
1993 1,843 kg/ha +24.7%
1994 1,962 kg/ha +6.5%
1995 1,307 kg/ha -33.4%
1996 1,705 kg/ha +30.5%
1997 1,556 kg/ha -8.8%
1998 1,448 kg/ha -6.9%
1999 1,608 kg/ha +11.0%
2000 1,630 kg/ha +1.4%
2001 1,586 kg/ha -2.7%
2002 1,837 kg/ha +15.8%
2003 1,865 kg/ha +1.5%
2004 1,855 kg/ha -0.5%
2005 1,892 kg/ha +2.0%
2006 1,898 kg/ha +0.3%
2007 1,755 kg/ha -7.5%
2008 1,892 kg/ha +7.8%
2009 2,033 kg/ha +7.5%
2010 1,906 kg/ha -6.2%
2011 1,956 kg/ha +2.6%
2012 1,878 kg/ha -4.0%
2013 1,859 kg/ha -1.0%
2014 1,923 kg/ha +3.5%
2015 1,944 kg/ha +1.1%
2016 2,038 kg/ha +4.9%
2017 2,041 kg/ha +0.1%
2018 2,053 kg/ha +0.6%
2019 2,108 kg/ha +2.7%
2020 2,014 kg/ha -4.5%
2021 2,102 kg/ha +4.4%
2022 2,076 kg/ha -1.2%
2023 2,104 kg/ha +1.4%
2024 2,108 kg/ha +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,310 kg/ha 1,226 kg/ha 1,558 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,538 kg/ha 1,392 kg/ha 1,636 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,496 kg/ha 1,347 kg/ha 1,900 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,570 kg/ha 1,307 kg/ha 1,962 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,824 kg/ha 1,586 kg/ha 2,033 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,971 kg/ha 1,859 kg/ha 2,108 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,081 kg/ha 2,014 kg/ha 2,108 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 8 Uruguay 4,174 kg/ha compare
  2. 9 Kazakhstan 4,081 kg/ha compare
  3. 10 Czechoslovakia 4,018 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 Mali 3,996 kg/ha compare
  5. 12 Yemen 3,488 kg/ha compare
  6. 13 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,440 kg/ha compare
  7. 14 Pakistan 3,388 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Central America?
Unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Central America was 2,108 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 2,108 kg/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,226 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Central America rank for unmanufactured tobacco — yield?
Central America ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is unmanufactured tobacco — yield rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
173 places, 9,784 data points, 1961–2024
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