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Cereals excluding rice — Production in Central America

Central America: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 41.17 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.17 million t
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
42.53 million t
in 2016
All-time low
9.63 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Central America, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production in Central America stood at 41.17 million t.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Central America peaked at 42.53 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.63 million t, in 1961.

That places Central America 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Central America, year by year

Year t Change
1961 9.63 million t —
1962 9.89 million t +2.7%
1963 10.85 million t +9.7%
1964 13.17 million t +21.3%
1965 13.91 million t +5.6%
1966 14.44 million t +3.8%
1967 14.45 million t +0.1%
1968 15.55 million t +7.6%
1969 15.50 million t -0.3%
1970 16.80 million t +8.4%
1971 16.62 million t -1.1%
1972 15.96 million t -4.0%
1973 16.64 million t +4.3%
1974 16.32 million t -2.0%
1975 18.39 million t +12.7%
1976 18.34 million t -0.2%
1977 19.80 million t +8.0%
1978 21.19 million t +7.0%
1979 17.74 million t -16.3%
1980 23.07 million t +30.1%
1981 26.72 million t +15.8%
1982 22.40 million t -16.2%
1983 25.02 million t +11.7%
1984 26.02 million t +4.0%
1985 29.57 million t +13.6%
1986 25.26 million t -14.6%
1987 26.19 million t +3.7%
1988 23.88 million t -8.8%
1989 24.18 million t +1.3%
1990 28.53 million t +18.0%
1991 26.45 million t -7.3%
1992 30.08 million t +13.7%
1993 28.38 million t -5.6%
1994 29.51 million t +4.0%
1995 29.81 million t +1.0%
1996 32.23 million t +8.1%
1997 30.45 million t -5.5%
1998 31.60 million t +3.8%
1999 30.00 million t -5.1%
2000 30.72 million t +2.4%
2001 34.05 million t +10.9%
2002 31.93 million t -6.2%
2003 34.57 million t +8.2%
2004 35.36 million t +2.3%
2005 32.40 million t -8.4%
2006 35.55 million t +9.7%
2007 37.95 million t +6.7%
2008 39.91 million t +5.2%
2009 35.06 million t -12.1%
2010 38.60 million t +10.1%
2011 32.24 million t -16.5%
2012 37.62 million t +16.7%
2013 37.34 million t -0.7%
2014 40.41 million t +8.2%
2015 38.37 million t -5.1%
2016 42.53 million t +10.8%
2017 41.62 million t -2.1%
2018 40.00 million t -3.9%
2019 39.96 million t -0.1%
2020 40.33 million t +0.9%
2021 40.71 million t +1.0%
2022 40.50 million t -0.5%
2023 41.17 million t +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.04 million t 9.63 million t 15.55 million t 9
1970s 17.78 million t 15.96 million t 21.19 million t 10
1980s 25.23 million t 22.40 million t 29.57 million t 10
1990s 29.70 million t 26.45 million t 32.23 million t 10
2000s 34.75 million t 30.72 million t 39.91 million t 10
2010s 38.87 million t 32.24 million t 42.53 million t 10
2020s 40.68 million t 40.33 million t 41.17 million t 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 20 Indonesia 19.99 million t compare
  2. 21 Yugoslav SFR 19.22 million t compare
  3. 22 Nigeria 19.07 million t compare
  4. 23 South Africa 19.00 million t compare
  5. 24 Egypt 17.79 million t compare
  6. 25 Kazakhstan 16.13 million t compare
  7. 26 Hungary 14.72 million t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in Central America?
Cereals excluding rice — production in Central America was 41.17 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 42.53 million t in 2016.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.63 million t in 1961.
How does Central America rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
Central America ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.