Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 70.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Central America recorded 70.68 for wheat — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Central America peaked at 140.5 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 38.06, in 1961.
That places Central America 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.06 | — |
| 1962 | 39.68 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 46.38 | +16.9% |
| 1964 | 59.73 | +28.8% |
| 1965 | 58.08 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 44.73 | -23.0% |
| 1967 | 57.45 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | 56.38 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 62.88 | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 72.35 | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 49.86 | -31.1% |
| 1972 | 49.5 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 57.03 | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 75.74 | +32.8% |
| 1975 | 75.84 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 90.98 | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 66.99 | -26.4% |
| 1978 | 75.87 | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 62.51 | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 75.83 | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 86.65 | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 118.42 | +36.7% |
| 1983 | 94.23 | -20.4% |
| 1984 | 122.58 | +30.1% |
| 1985 | 140.5 | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 128.61 | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 118.97 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 99.08 | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 117.86 | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 105.7 | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 108.91 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 97.17 | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 96.2 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 111.41 | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 93.2 | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 90.66 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 98.15 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 86.69 | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 80.8 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 93.43 | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 87.54 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 86.4 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 72.52 | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 62.04 | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 80.51 | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 90.15 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 93.82 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 107.26 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 109.83 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 98.11 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 96.8 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 87.39 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 89.6 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 97.94 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 99 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 103.06 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 93.48 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 78.54 | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 86.55 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 79.68 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 87.61 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 96.34 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 92.75 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 70.68 | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.49 | 38.06 | 62.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.67 | 49.5 | 90.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.27 | 75.83 | 140.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.89 | 80.8 | 111.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.35 | 62.04 | 109.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.05 | 78.54 | 103.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.41 | 70.68 | 96.34 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Central America?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Central America was 70.68 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 140.5 in 1985.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.06 in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Central America ranks 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 Wheat — Gross 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.