Cashew nut yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cashew nut yields was 0.7642 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cashew nut yields in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.7642 tonnes per hectare for cashew nut yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in El Salvador peaked at 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3619 tonnes per hectare, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.859 tonnes per hectare | 0.8462 tonnes per hectare | 0.8684 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8165 tonnes per hectare | 0.7884 tonnes per hectare | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7569 tonnes per hectare | 0.6636 tonnes per hectare | 0.795 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7193 tonnes per hectare | 0.6857 tonnes per hectare | 0.7493 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7394 tonnes per hectare | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | 0.7726 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7245 tonnes per hectare | 0.3619 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8489 tonnes per hectare | 0.7642 tonnes per hectare | 0.8967 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 18 Mozambique 0.8445 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Angola 0.8081 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Mexico 0.7982 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 India 0.6629 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6614 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.5714 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.56 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 24.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 317,461 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in El Salvador?
- Cashew nut yields in El Salvador was 0.7642 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3619 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for cashew nut yields?
- El Salvador ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.