Cassava yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cassava yields was 16.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.39 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
26th
of 101 countries
All-time high
20.13 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
All-time low
7.69 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava 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
The most recent figure for cassava yields in El Salvador is 16.39 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in El Salvador peaked at 20.13 tonnes per hectare in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.69 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places El Salvador 26th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava yields in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 7.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 8.09 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 8.23 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 7.93 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 1972 | 12.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 1976 | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 12.81 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 14.85 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 14.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 15.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 14.39 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 15.71 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 15.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 15.28 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 20.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.02 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 15.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.14 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 13.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 12.48 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.57 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 11.58 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 15.49 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 16.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 15.94 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.11 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 17.81 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 17.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 15.52 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 16.01 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 16.76 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.63 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +47.4% | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare |
| 2017 | +35.8% | 13.11 tonnes per hectare | 17.81 tonnes per hectare |
| 2013 | +33.8% | 11.58 tonnes per hectare | 15.49 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.96 tonnes per hectare | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | 8.23 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.79 tonnes per hectare | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.82 tonnes per hectare | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | 15.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.92 tonnes per hectare | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | 20.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.34 tonnes per hectare | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.01 tonnes per hectare | 11.58 tonnes per hectare | 17.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 tonnes per hectare | 16.01 tonnes per hectare | 17.14 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in El Salvador?
- Cassava yields in El Salvador was 16.39 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 cassava yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.13 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does El Salvador rank for cassava yields?
- El Salvador ranks 26th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cassava 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.