Bananas — Area harvested in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bananas — Area harvested was 842 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Area harvested in El Salvador, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — area harvested in El Salvador is 842 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested in El Salvador peaked at 1,677 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 634 ha, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 111th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Bananas — Area harvested in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,677 ha | — |
| 2014 | 1,642 ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,667 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,655 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,508 ha | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1,507 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 966 ha | -35.9% |
| 2020 | 634 ha | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 701 ha | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 671 ha | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 725 ha | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 842 ha | +16.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 842 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,574 ha, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 842 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,955 ha, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,517 ha | 966 ha | 1,677 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 714.6 ha | 634 ha | 842 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 976 ha compare
- 109 Timor-Leste 932 ha compare
- 110 Jordan 913 ha compare
- 112 Dominica 783 ha compare
- 113 Mauritius 759 ha compare
- 114 Brunei Darussalam 743 ha compare
- 114 Brunei 743 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1483 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested in El Salvador?
- Bananas — area harvested in El Salvador was 842 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,677 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 634 ha in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for bananas — area harvested?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.