Cashew nut yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cashew nut yields was 0.7642 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7642 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.3619 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Cashew nut yields in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8611 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8611 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8649 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8649 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8684 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8462 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8293 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.814 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8222 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8302 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8302 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8105 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7884 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7886 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7886 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7886 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7886 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.795 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7839 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7721 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7886 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6768 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6636 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7229 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7493 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6857 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7018 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6977 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7229 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7491 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7491 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7229 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7229 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.736 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7368 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7378 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7385 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7395 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7297 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7584 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7726 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.788 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.805 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9158 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8689 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +57.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5154 tonnes per hectare | -62.3% |
| 2016 | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3619 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5327 tonnes per hectare | +47.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5652 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8961 tonnes per hectare | +58.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8961 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8967 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7915 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7642 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.7642 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 69% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.7642 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9866 tonnes per hectare, 77% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -62.3% | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.5154 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | +58.5% | 0.5652 tonnes per hectare | 0.8961 tonnes per hectare |
| 2014 | +57.4% | 0.8689 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | +47.2% | 0.3619 tonnes per hectare | 0.5327 tonnes per hectare |
| 2017 | -31.1% | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | 0.3619 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.