Yams — Production in Central America
Central America: Yams — Production was 36 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Yams — Production in Central America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Central America recorded 36 1000 t for yams — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in Central America peaked at 54 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30 1000 t, in 2021.
That places Central America 17th out of 22 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44 1000 t | 34 1000 t | 54 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.75 1000 t | 30 1000 t | 39 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 125 1000 t compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 64 1000 t compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 56 1000 t compare
- 17 Rwanda 55 1000 t compare
- 18 Ethiopia 50 1000 t compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 46 1000 t compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 45 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 2.05 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 67,514 t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 215,845 ha (2024)
- Bananas — Production 9.27 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 32,019 ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 50,692 kg/ha (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 25.03 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 82 kg/An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 100,964 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — production in Central America?
- Yams — production in Central America was 36 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 54 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 1000 t in 2021.
- How does Central America rank for yams — production?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 22 groups with data for 2023.
- Is yams — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Yams — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.