Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 64.64 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Central America stood at 64.64. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 233.5 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 64.64, in 2024.
Central America ranks 24th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 123.88 | — |
| 1962 | 125.15 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 141.7 | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 176.74 | +24.7% |
| 1965 | 166.45 | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 124.15 | -25.4% |
| 1967 | 154.42 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | 146.81 | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 158.68 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 177.09 | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 118.43 | -33.1% |
| 1972 | 114.19 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 127.79 | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 164.95 | +29.1% |
| 1975 | 160.63 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 187.53 | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 134.46 | -28.3% |
| 1978 | 148.34 | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 119.12 | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 140.99 | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 157.4 | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 210.36 | +33.6% |
| 1983 | 163.68 | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 208.24 | +27.2% |
| 1985 | 233.5 | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 209.17 | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 189.42 | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 154.46 | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 179.95 | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 158.09 | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 159.57 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 139.52 | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 135.43 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 153.84 | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 126.29 | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 120.6 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 128.25 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 111.32 | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 102.01 | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 116.04 | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 107.01 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 104.01 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 86.01 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 72.51 | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 92.76 | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 102.39 | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 105 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 118.23 | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 119.25 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 104.95 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 102.04 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 90.82 | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 91.85 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 99.1 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 98.99 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 101.91 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 91.44 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 76.01 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 82.89 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 75.6 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 82.44 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 89.86 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 85.66 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 64.64 | -24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.44 | 123.88 | 176.74 | 9 |
| 1970s | 145.25 | 114.19 | 187.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 184.72 | 140.99 | 233.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.49 | 102.01 | 159.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.32 | 72.51 | 119.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94 | 76.01 | 104.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.64 | 64.64 | 89.86 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 64.64 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 233.5 in 1985.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.64 in 2024.
- How does Central America rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.