El Salvador vs Portugal: Cereal production
El Salvador
895,000 tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
1.02 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
113th
Portugal rank
111th
Cereal production over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.02 million tonnes against 895,000 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 122,320 tonnes.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
El Salvador ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 111th of 186 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 367,920 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 591,006 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 892,137 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 691,305 tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 754,402 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 836,143 tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 691,689 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 868,612 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 381,749 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 972,548 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 210,472 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 907,590 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 143,808 tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, El Salvador or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.02 million tonnes against 895,000 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 122,320 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for cereal production?
- El Salvador ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 111th 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.