Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 2.82 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.82 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
94th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.95 kg per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.9378 kg per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador is 2.82 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 2.95 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9378 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9378 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 kg per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 1.15 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 1.17 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.08 kg per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 1.29 kg per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 1.22 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 1.39 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.62 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 1.68 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.21 kg per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1973 | 1.82 kg per hectare | +50.6% |
| 1974 | 1.47 kg per hectare | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 1.71 kg per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 1.43 kg per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 1.45 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.73 kg per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 1.71 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.71 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.69 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.55 kg per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.67 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.95 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 1.81 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.62 kg per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 1.56 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.93 kg per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 1.95 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.94 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.63 kg per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 2.04 kg per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 1.99 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.61 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 2.05 kg per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 2.12 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.74 kg per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 1.89 kg per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 2.25 kg per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 2.16 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.91 kg per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 2.48 kg per hectare | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 2.47 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.49 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.63 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.62 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.91 kg per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.73 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2.73 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.49 kg per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.78 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.71 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.49 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.29 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.75 kg per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 2.91 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.38 kg per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 2.78 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 2.73 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.95 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.76 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.78 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.82 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.82 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.43 kg per hectare, 82% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.82 kg per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.86 kg per hectare, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 kg per hectare | 0.9378 kg per hectare | 1.39 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 kg per hectare | 1.21 kg per hectare | 1.82 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 kg per hectare | 1.55 kg per hectare | 1.95 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 kg per hectare | 1.61 kg per hectare | 2.25 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 kg per hectare | 1.91 kg per hectare | 2.91 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 kg per hectare | 2.29 kg per hectare | 2.91 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 kg per hectare | 2.73 kg per hectare | 2.95 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 vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 2.82 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9378 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.