Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0017 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.0017 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0018 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 97th of 178 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +48.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -66.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +297.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +39.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0017 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0017 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 | +297.8% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, per capita in El Salvador?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0017 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 97th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.