Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Central America

Land under cereal production in Central America in 2023 — 11,132,045 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 16.6%.

2023 11.13M ha −4.21% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 13.7M ha1996
Period minimum 9.54M ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Central America, 1961–20238M10M12M14M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 9,549,463 ha1963: 10,346,866 ha1965: 11,398,695 ha1967: 11,648,443 ha1969: 11,391,284 ha1971: 11,729,824 ha1973: 11,744,529 ha1975: 11,635,173 ha1977: 12,416,033 ha1979: 9,861,489 ha1981: 12,968,012 ha1983: 12,409,762 ha1985: 13,451,980 ha1987: 12,464,197 ha1989: 11,884,581 ha1991: 12,047,588 ha1993: 11,906,296 ha1995: 12,844,301 ha1997: 12,632,749 ha1999: 12,225,231 ha2001: 13,021,831 ha2003: 12,734,054 ha2005: 11,398,828 ha2007: 12,434,963 ha2009: 11,437,511 ha2011: 11,164,410 ha2013: 12,315,842 ha2015: 12,316,855 ha2017: 12,226,133 ha2019: 11,291,341 ha2021: 11,825,111 ha2023: 11,132,045 ha
Change over the period: +1.58M (+16.57%) Average annual rate: 0.25 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 11.13M ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 11.13M −489,522 −4.21%
2022 11.62M −203,544 −1.72%
2021 11.83M −105,811 −0.89%
2020 11.93M +639,581 +5.66%
2019 11.29M −477,531 −4.06%
2018 11.77M −457,261 −3.74%
2017 12.23M −434,361 −3.43%
2016 12.66M +343,639 +2.79%
2015 12.32M −204,672 −1.63%
2014 12.52M +205,685 +1.67%
2013 12.32M +185,186 +1.53%
2012 12.13M +966,246 +8.65%
2011 11.16M −1.15M −9.31%
2010 12.31M +873,114 +7.63%
2009 11.44M −1.33M −10.42%
2008 12.77M +332,863 +2.68%
2007 12.43M +375,820 +3.12%
2006 12.06M +660,315 +5.79%
2005 11.4M −1.16M −9.23%
2004 12.56M −175,966 −1.38%
2003 12.73M +679,591 +5.64%
2002 12.05M −967,368 −7.43%
2001 13.02M +709,621 +5.76%
2000 12.31M +86,979 +0.71%
1999 12.23M −1.07M −8.05%
1998 13.3M +662,536 +5.24%
1997 12.63M −1.07M −7.78%
1996 13.7M +854,795 +6.66%
1995 12.84M −11,800 −0.09%
1994 12.86M +949,805 +7.98%
1993 11.91M −420,011 −3.41%
1992 12.33M +278,719 +2.31%
1991 12.05M −717,277 −5.62%
1990 12.76M +880,284 +7.41%
1989 11.88M +40,957 +0.35%
1988 11.84M −620,573 −4.98%
1987 12.46M +553,987 +4.65%
1986 11.91M −1.54M −11.46%
1985 13.45M +1.19M +9.74%
1984 12.26M −151,330 −1.22%
1983 12.41M +1.94M +18.48%
1982 10.47M −2.49M −19.23%
1981 12.97M +1.3M +11.17%
1980 11.66M +1.8M +18.29%
1979 9.86M −2.28M −18.8%
1978 12.15M −270,724 −2.18%
1977 12.42M +644,945 +5.48%
1976 11.77M +135,915 +1.17%
1975 11.64M +549,160 +4.95%
1974 11.09M −658,516 −5.61%
1973 11.74M +238,064 +2.07%
1972 11.51M −223,359 −1.9%
1971 11.73M −63,291 −0.54%
1970 11.79M +401,831 +3.53%
1969 11.39M −481,924 −4.06%
1968 11.87M +224,765 +1.93%
1967 11.65M −472,704 −3.9%
1966 12.12M +722,452 +6.34%
1965 11.4M +390,657 +3.55%
1964 11.01M +661,172 +6.39%
1963 10.35M +805,688 +8.44%
1962 9.54M −8,285 −0.09%
1961 9.55M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.