Table 1.
Food imports, production and availability for consumption in the Central American countries, 1990/92–2003/05*, million metric tonnes
| Average 1990/02 | Average 2003/05 | % increase 1990/92–2003/05 | |
| IMPORTS | Million metric tonnes | ||
| Costa Rica | 0.7 | 1.9 | 173 |
| El Salvador | 1.3 | 2.7 | 112 |
| Guatemala | 1.1 | 2.7 | 144 |
| Honduras | 0.5 | 1.4 | 167 |
| Nicaragua | 0.9 | 1.1 | 15 |
| Central America | 4.5 | 9.6 | 115 |
| PRODUCTION | |||
| Costa Rica | 7.4 | 11.0 | 49 |
| El Salvador | 6.0 | 7.0 | 16 |
| Guatemala | 15.2 | 24.4 | 61 |
| Honduras | 6.3 | 11.6 | 86 |
| Nicaragua | 3.9 | 6.6 | 67 |
| Central America | 38.8 | 60.6 | 56 |
| AVAILABILITY FOR CONSUMPTION | |||
| Costa Rica | 3.4 | 4.8 | 40 |
| El Salvador | 4.0 | 5.0 | 24 |
| Guatemala | 6.1 | 8.2 | 35 |
| Honduras | 3.6 | 6.4 | 78 |
| Nicaragua | 2.6 | 3.5 | 37 |
| Central America | 19.6 | 27.9 | 42 |
Source: [19] * three-year average
Note: Changes in imports and production do not directly relate to changes in availability because of increases in food export and consumption by animals.