How does El Salvador rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?

El Salvador ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in El Salvador

Name: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in El Salvador
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El Salvador: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.8516 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.8516 t per square kilometre

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

49th

of 167 countries

All-time high

1.93 t per square kilometre

in 2002

All-time low

0.8516 t per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.8516 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 1.93 t per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8516 t per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places El Salvador 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961 to 2023.
Year	t per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.9305 t per square kilometre	—
1962	0.9209 t per square kilometre	-1.0%
1963	0.9496 t per square kilometre	+3.1%
1964	0.9209 t per square kilometre	-3.0%
1965	0.9161 t per square kilometre	-0.5%
1966	0.9688 t per square kilometre	+5.8%
1967	0.9353 t per square kilometre	-3.5%
1968	0.9017 t per square kilometre	-3.6%
1969	0.8969 t per square kilometre	-0.5%
1970	0.9065 t per square kilometre	+1.1%
1971	0.9947 t per square kilometre	+9.7%
1972	1.15 t per square kilometre	+15.1%
1973	1.23 t per square kilometre	+7.8%
1974	1.52 t per square kilometre	+23.0%
1975	1.26 t per square kilometre	-17.3%
1976	1.51 t per square kilometre	+20.0%
1977	1.36 t per square kilometre	-9.4%
1978	1.57 t per square kilometre	+15.3%
1979	1.46 t per square kilometre	-7.0%
1980	1.33 t per square kilometre	-8.8%
1981	1.07 t per square kilometre	-20.0%
1982	1.07 t per square kilometre	+0.6%
1983	1.06 t per square kilometre	-1.5%
1984	1.06 t per square kilometre	+0.6%
1985	1.01 t per square kilometre	-4.9%
1986	1.05 t per square kilometre	+3.5%
1987	0.908 t per square kilometre	-13.3%
1988	1.08 t per square kilometre	+18.4%
1989	1.36 t per square kilometre	+26.2%
1990	1.31 t per square kilometre	-3.2%
1991	1.14 t per square kilometre	-13.5%
1992	1.07 t per square kilometre	-6.2%
1993	1.19 t per square kilometre	+12.1%
1994	1.31 t per square kilometre	+9.5%
1995	1.42 t per square kilometre	+8.4%
1996	1.31 t per square kilometre	-7.8%
1997	1.69 t per square kilometre	+29.7%
1998	1.66 t per square kilometre	-1.9%
1999	1.65 t per square kilometre	-0.8%
2000	1.68 t per square kilometre	+1.8%
2001	1.67 t per square kilometre	-0.3%
2002	1.93 t per square kilometre	+15.3%
2003	1.41 t per square kilometre	-26.8%
2004	1.28 t per square kilometre	-9.4%
2005	1.3 t per square kilometre	+1.8%
2006	1.48 t per square kilometre	+13.3%
2007	1.51 t per square kilometre	+2.3%
2008	1.55 t per square kilometre	+2.8%
2009	1.5 t per square kilometre	-3.2%
2010	1.59 t per square kilometre	+6.1%
2011	1.13 t per square kilometre	-29.1%
2012	1.26 t per square kilometre	+11.3%
2013	0.8886 t per square kilometre	-29.2%
2014	0.8991 t per square kilometre	+1.2%
2015	0.8966 t per square kilometre	-0.3%
2016	0.9024 t per square kilometre	+0.6%
2017	0.8839 t per square kilometre	-2.0%
2018	0.8848 t per square kilometre	+0.1%
2019	0.8932 t per square kilometre	+0.9%
2020	0.9033 t per square kilometre	+1.1%
2021	0.9474 t per square kilometre	+4.9%
2022	0.9073 t per square kilometre	-4.2%
2023	0.8516 t per square kilometre	-6.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 0.8516 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.498 t per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 0.8516 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6695 t per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.9267 t per square kilometre	0.8969 t per square kilometre	0.9688 t per square kilometre	9
1970s	1.3 t per square kilometre	0.9065 t per square kilometre	1.57 t per square kilometre	10
1980s	1.1 t per square kilometre	0.908 t per square kilometre	1.36 t per square kilometre	10
1990s	1.37 t per square kilometre	1.07 t per square kilometre	1.69 t per square kilometre	10
2000s	1.53 t per square kilometre	1.28 t per square kilometre	1.93 t per square kilometre	10
2010s	1.02 t per square kilometre	0.8839 t per square kilometre	1.59 t per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.9024 t per square kilometre	0.8516 t per square kilometre	0.9474 t per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

46 Bahrain 0.9646 t per square kilometre compare
47 Czechia 0.9384 t per square kilometre compare
48 Serbia 0.8918 t per square kilometre compare
50 South Africa 0.851 t per square kilometre compare
51 Nepal 0.8127 t per square kilometre compare
52 China 0.8034 t per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in El Salvador?: Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.8516 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 1.93 t per square kilometre in 2002.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8516 t per square kilometre in 2023.
How does El Salvador rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?: El Salvador ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre
Unit: t per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,625 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 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.