Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Central America

Central America: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 809,010 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
809,010 ha
Change on year
down 5.7%
Rank
23rd
of 33 groups
All-time high
857,544 ha
in 2023
All-time low
203,994 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested in Central America is 809,010 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Central America peaked at 857,544 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 203,994 ha, in 1961.

That places Central America 23rd out of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 214,271 ha 203,994 ha 226,492 ha 9
1970s 284,322 ha 240,040 ha 323,327 ha 10
1980s 393,627 ha 332,953 ha 478,227 ha 10
1990s 525,278 ha 468,223 ha 677,909 ha 10
2000s 691,406 ha 661,497 ha 725,549 ha 10
2010s 773,085 ha 731,386 ha 819,998 ha 10
2020s 824,303 ha 809,010 ha 857,544 ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 20 Myanmar 380,654 ha compare
  2. 21 Japan 361,476 ha compare
  3. 22 Thailand 359,795 ha compare
  4. 23 Brazil 353,177 ha compare
  5. 24 Nepal 334,784 ha compare
  6. 25 Italy 330,660 ha compare
  7. 26 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 321,319 ha compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — area harvested in Central America?
Vegetables primary — area harvested in Central America was 809,010 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 857,544 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 203,994 ha in 1961.
How does Central America rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
Central America ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,973 data points, 1961–2024
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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.