Table 1 |
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Food imports, production and availability for consumption in the Central American countries, 1990/92–2003/05*, million metric tonnes |
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Average 1990/02 |
Average 2003/05 |
% increase 1990/92–2003/05 |
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IMPORTS |
Million metric tonnes |
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Costa Rica |
0.7 |
1.9 |
173 |
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El Salvador |
1.3 |
2.7 |
112 |
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Guatemala |
1.1 |
2.7 |
144 |
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Honduras |
0.5 |
1.4 |
167 |
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Nicaragua |
0.9 |
1.1 |
15 |
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Central America |
4.5 |
9.6 |
115 |
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PRODUCTION |
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Costa Rica |
7.4 |
11.0 |
49 |
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El Salvador |
6.0 |
7.0 |
16 |
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Guatemala |
15.2 |
24.4 |
61 |
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Honduras |
6.3 |
11.6 |
86 |
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Nicaragua |
3.9 |
6.6 |
67 |
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Central America |
38.8 |
60.6 |
56 |
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AVAILABILITY FOR CONSUMPTION |
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Costa Rica |
3.4 |
4.8 |
40 |
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El Salvador |
4.0 |
5.0 |
24 |
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Guatemala |
6.1 |
8.2 |
35 |
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Honduras |
3.6 |
6.4 |
78 |
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Nicaragua |
2.6 |
3.5 |
37 |
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Central America |
19.6 |
27.9 |
42 |
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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. |
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Thow and Hawkes Globalization and Health 2009 5:5 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-5-5 |
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