Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 11,000 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 11,000 tonnes for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in El Salvador peaked at 11,000 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 96th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 2,000 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 tonnes | -66.7% |
| 1999 | 4,000 tonnes | +300.0% |
| 2000 | 5,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 7,000 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 9,000 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 7,000 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 6,000 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 7,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 6,000 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 7,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 8,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 9,000 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 9,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 10,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,000 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 10,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 9,000 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 11,000 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 11,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11,000 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,000 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11,000 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,000 tonnes, 5.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +300.0% | 1,000 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,800 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,900 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 9,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,200 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes | 10,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,500 tonnes | 9,000 tonnes | 11,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in El Salvador?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in El Salvador was 11,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- El Salvador ranks 96th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.