Case materials — Production in Central America
Central America: Case materials — Production was 4.00 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Case materials — Production in Central America, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Central America recorded 4.00 million t for case materials — production in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, case materials — production in Central America peaked at 4.03 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 242,000 t, in 2007.
Central America ranks 16th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Case materials — Production in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.61 million t | — |
| 1999 | 1.66 million t | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.71 million t | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.92 million t | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.82 million t | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.90 million t | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.34 million t | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 2.40 million t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.47 million t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 242,000 t | -90.2% |
| 2008 | 830,000 t | +243.0% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million t | +160.4% |
| 2010 | 2.28 million t | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.22 million t | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.33 million t | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.47 million t | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.61 million t | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.96 million t | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 3.21 million t | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 3.32 million t | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.47 million t | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.42 million t | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.49 million t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.98 million t | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 4.03 million t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.84 million t | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 4.00 million t | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Case materials — Production in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +243.0% | 242,000 t | 830,000 t |
| 2009 | +160.4% | 830,000 t | 2.16 million t |
| 2007 | -90.2% | 2.47 million t | 242,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 million t | 1.61 million t | 1.66 million t | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.78 million t | 242,000 t | 2.47 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 million t | 2.22 million t | 3.47 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 million t | 3.49 million t | 4.03 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 24,240 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 4.46 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is case materials — production in Central America?
- Case materials — production in Central America was 4.00 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest case materials — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest case materials — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,000 t in 2007.
- How does Central America rank for case materials — production?
- Central America ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is case materials — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 Case materials — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en