El Salvador vs Timor-Leste: Share of cereals allocated to human food
El Salvador
51.4%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
51.5%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
119th
Timor-Leste rank
118th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- El Salvador
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 51.5% against 51.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
El Salvador ranks 119th and Timor-Leste ranks 118th of 192 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.4% | 98.1% | 11.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 96.2% | 15.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 94.0% | 11.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 82.5% | 6.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 91.3% | 34.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 92.3% | 40.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 65.0% | 13.4% | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 51.5% against 51.4% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between El Salvador and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Timor-Leste?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- El Salvador ranks 119th and Timor-Leste ranks 118th 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.