El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Cereal production
El Salvador
895,000 tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
881,420 tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
113th
Nicaragua rank
114th
Cereal production over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 895,000 tonnes against 881,420 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 13,580 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 114th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 367,920 tonnes | 283,072 tonnes | 84,848 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 591,006 tonnes | 335,835 tonnes | 255,171 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 691,305 tonnes | 459,390 tonnes | 231,915 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 836,143 tonnes | 561,218 tonnes | 274,925 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 868,612 tonnes | 867,022 tonnes | 1,590 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 972,548 tonnes | 917,425 tonnes | 55,123 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 910,737 tonnes | 914,961 tonnes | 4,224 tonnes | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 895,000 tonnes against 881,420 tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 13,580 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for cereal production?
- El Salvador ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 114th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.