Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in El Salvador
El Salvador: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 5.13 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in El Salvador stood at 5.13 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in El Salvador peaked at 11.58 An per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.82 An per square kilometre, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 39th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.52 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.44 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 6.65 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 6.45 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 6.42 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.79 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 6.56 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 6.3 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 6.27 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.34 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 6.43 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 7.34 An per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 7.63 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 8.97 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 8.39 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 10.08 An per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 9.09 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 10.48 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 9.79 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 8.95 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 7.14 An per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 7.18 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.08 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 7.12 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.77 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 7.01 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 6.08 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 7.2 An per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 8.11 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 7.84 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 6.78 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 6.36 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 7.13 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 7.85 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 8.46 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 7.82 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 10.09 An per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 9.92 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 9.84 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.02 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.04 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.58 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 8.53 An per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 7.73 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 7.87 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 8.92 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 9.12 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.37 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.07 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.62 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 6.82 An per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 7.64 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 4.82 An per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 5.12 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 5.42 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.45 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.34 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.36 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.4 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.46 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.73 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.49 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 5.13 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.13 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6 An per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.13 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.92 An per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 An per square kilometre | 6.27 An per square kilometre | 6.79 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.45 An per square kilometre | 6.34 An per square kilometre | 10.48 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.26 An per square kilometre | 6.08 An per square kilometre | 8.95 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.21 An per square kilometre | 6.36 An per square kilometre | 10.09 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.22 An per square kilometre | 7.73 An per square kilometre | 11.58 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 An per square kilometre | 4.82 An per square kilometre | 9.62 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 An per square kilometre | 5.13 An per square kilometre | 5.73 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in El Salvador?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in El Salvador was 5.13 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.58 An per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 An per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.