Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1412 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1412 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
90th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1784 metric tons per person
in 2012
All-time low
0.0971 metric tons per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1412 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.1784 metric tons per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0971 metric tons per person, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 90th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0971 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1112 metric tons per person | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1053 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1004 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1074 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.131 metric tons per person | +22.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1166 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1326 metric tons per person | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1238 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1511 metric tons per person | +22.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1566 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1087 metric tons per person | -30.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1521 metric tons per person | +39.9% |
| 1974 | 0.128 metric tons per person | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1638 metric tons per person | +27.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1269 metric tons per person | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 0.131 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1638 metric tons per person | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1655 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1608 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.15 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1241 metric tons per person | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1295 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1524 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1424 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1265 metric tons per person | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.127 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1552 metric tons per person | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1513 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1528 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1326 metric tons per person | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1775 metric tons per person | +33.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1606 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1273 metric tons per person | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1561 metric tons per person | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1494 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1323 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1332 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1448 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.131 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1273 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.136 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1319 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1369 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.149 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1561 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1431 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1721 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1637 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1596 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1517 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1784 metric tons per person | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.17 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1626 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1382 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.173 metric tons per person | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1658 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1314 metric tons per person | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1481 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1463 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1518 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1433 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1396 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1412 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1412 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1538 metric tons per person, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1412 metric tons per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0919 metric tons per person, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1139 metric tons per person | 0.0971 metric tons per person | 0.1326 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1448 metric tons per person | 0.1087 metric tons per person | 0.1655 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1419 metric tons per person | 0.1241 metric tons per person | 0.1608 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1467 metric tons per person | 0.1273 metric tons per person | 0.1775 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1447 metric tons per person | 0.1273 metric tons per person | 0.1721 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1579 metric tons per person | 0.1314 metric tons per person | 0.1784 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1445 metric tons per person | 0.1396 metric tons per person | 0.1518 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 0.147 metric tons per person compare
- 88 Tajikistan 0.1466 metric tons per person compare
- 89 Afghanistan 0.1457 metric tons per person compare
- 91 Mongolia 0.1351 metric tons per person compare
- 92 Chad 0.1335 metric tons per person compare
- 93 Sudan 0.1333 metric tons per person 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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador was 0.1412 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1784 metric tons per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0971 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 90th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.