El Salvador vs Japan: Share of cereals allocated to human food
El Salvador
51.4%
in 2023
Japan
50.5%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
119th
Japan rank
121st
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- El Salvador
- Japan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 51.4% against 50.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 119th and Japan ranks 121st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.4% | 71.2% | 15.2% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 54.2% | 26.9% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 46.6% | 36.2% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 46.5% | 29.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 47.4% | 9.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 53.4% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.0% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, El Salvador or Japan?
- El Salvador, at 51.4% against 50.5% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between El Salvador and Japan?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- El Salvador ranks 119th and Japan ranks 121st of 192 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.