Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 2,819 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2,819 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in El Salvador peaked at 2,950 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 937.8 kg per hectare, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 94th 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 yield (kg per hectare) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 937.8 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,084 kg per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 1,148 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 1,167 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,082 kg per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 1,287 kg per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 1,219 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 1,354 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 1,390 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1,621 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 1,677 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1,207 kg per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1973 | 1,818 kg per hectare | +50.6% |
| 1974 | 1,474 kg per hectare | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 1,706 kg per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 1,433 kg per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 1,447 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,734 kg per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 1,709 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1,706 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,691 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1,555 kg per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1,671 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1,950 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 1,809 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 1,620 kg per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 1,555 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1,931 kg per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 1,949 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,939 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,634 kg per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 2,039 kg per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 1,987 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,610 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 2,051 kg per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 2,119 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,736 kg per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 1,887 kg per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 2,250 kg per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 2,155 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1,910 kg per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 2,477 kg per hectare | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 2,472 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,486 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,633 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2,803 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2,615 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2,905 kg per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2,727 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,726 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,492 kg per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 2,782 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2,713 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2,486 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 2,288 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2,746 kg per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 2,910 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2,380 kg per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 2,777 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 2,732 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,950 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2,757 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2,777 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,819 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2,819 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,429 kg per hectare, 82% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2,819 kg per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,857 kg per hectare, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,185 kg per hectare | 937.8 kg per hectare | 1,390 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,583 kg per hectare | 1,207 kg per hectare | 1,818 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,744 kg per hectare | 1,555 kg per hectare | 1,950 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,925 kg per hectare | 1,610 kg per hectare | 2,250 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,518 kg per hectare | 1,910 kg per hectare | 2,905 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,630 kg per hectare | 2,288 kg per hectare | 2,910 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,807 kg per hectare | 2,732 kg per hectare | 2,950 kg 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 cereal yield in El Salvador?
- Cereal yield in El Salvador was 2,819 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,950 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 937.8 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereal yield?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.