Cassava and products — Food supply in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cassava and products — Food supply was 17.09 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cassava and products — Food supply in El Salvador, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, cassava and products — food supply in El Salvador stood at 17.09 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava and products — food supply in El Salvador peaked at 23.85 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.95 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 42nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cassava and products — Food supply in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.95 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 18.6 kcal/cap/d | +43.6% |
| 2012 | 20.09 kcal/cap/d | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 21.74 kcal/cap/d | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 21.04 kcal/cap/d | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 21.19 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 21.05 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23.76 kcal/cap/d | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 21.87 kcal/cap/d | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 16.37 kcal/cap/d | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 13 kcal/cap/d | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 23.85 kcal/cap/d | +83.5% |
| 2022 | 20.1 kcal/cap/d | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 17.09 kcal/cap/d | -15.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 17.09 kcal/cap/d is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.28 kcal/cap/d, 4.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 17.09 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.16 kcal/cap/d, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.87 kcal/cap/d | 12.95 kcal/cap/d | 23.76 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.51 kcal/cap/d | 13 kcal/cap/d | 23.85 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 39 Philippines 25.24 kcal/cap/d compare
- 40 Ecuador 20.97 kcal/cap/d compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 19.23 kcal/cap/d compare
- 43 Sao Tome and Principe 16.78 kcal/cap/d compare
- 44 Jamaica 15.81 kcal/cap/d compare
- 45 Gambia 14.56 kcal/cap/d 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 cassava and products — food supply in El Salvador?
- Cassava and products — food supply in El Salvador was 17.09 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava and products — food supply recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.85 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest cassava and products — food supply recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.95 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for cassava and products — food supply?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cassava and products — food supply rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.