Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America
Central America: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 102.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross per capita production index number in Central America is 102.95, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Central America peaked at 212.42 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 68.06, in 2021.
Central America ranks 7th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.16 | — |
| 1962 | 81.35 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 81.04 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 79.21 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 82.29 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 83.74 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 86.33 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 95.67 | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 89.05 | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 69.69 | -21.7% |
| 1971 | 83.82 | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 84.19 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 84.14 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 84.23 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 84.3 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 82.83 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 79.89 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 77.06 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 75.85 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 88.03 | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 90.07 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 92.24 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 90.2 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 80.03 | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 81.98 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 84.02 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 86.13 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 88.31 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 83.02 | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 75.03 | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 70.34 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 103.26 | +46.8% |
| 1993 | 96.04 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 142.29 | +48.2% |
| 1995 | 127.46 | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 96.42 | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 78.8 | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 102.13 | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 156.9 | +53.6% |
| 2000 | 91.89 | -41.4% |
| 2001 | 123.25 | +34.1% |
| 2002 | 157.59 | +27.9% |
| 2003 | 108.68 | -31.0% |
| 2004 | 129.52 | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 126.78 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 212.42 | +67.6% |
| 2007 | 142.52 | -32.9% |
| 2008 | 134.36 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 147.51 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 136.48 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 136.15 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 137.05 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 115.14 | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 123.38 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 95.11 | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 81.51 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 85.1 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 87.84 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 86.75 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 78.08 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 68.06 | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 93.67 | +37.6% |
| 2023 | 101.7 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 102.95 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.65 | 79.21 | 95.67 | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.6 | 69.69 | 84.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.4 | 80.03 | 92.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.87 | 70.34 | 156.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.45 | 91.89 | 212.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.45 | 81.51 | 137.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.89 | 68.06 | 102.95 | 5 |
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.5782 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross per capita production index number in Central America?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Central America was 102.95 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 212.42 in 2006.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.06 in 2021.
- How does Central America rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Central America ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Yams — 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.