El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Soy production, yield and area harvested
El Salvador
5,380 tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
6,196 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
72nd
Soy production, yield and area harvested over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6,196 tonnes against 5,380 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 816 tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 116 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.44 tonnes | 36.67 tonnes | 22.22 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 407.5 tonnes | 903.4 tonnes | 495.9 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 885 tonnes | 4,665 tonnes | 3,780 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2,098 tonnes | 1,327 tonnes | 771.2 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3,428 tonnes | 2,906 tonnes | 522.43 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5,027 tonnes | 6,892 tonnes | 1,865 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5,399 tonnes | 5,898 tonnes | 499 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soy production, yield and area harvested, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6,196 tonnes against 5,380 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soy production, yield and area harvested between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 816 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for soy production, yield and area harvested?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 116 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 Soy production, yield and area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Shown is the change in soy production, yield and area used to grow the crop over time.