Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 66th 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 square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0965 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0965 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1448 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1448 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1448 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0483 tonnes per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1999 | 0.193 tonnes per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2413 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3378 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3378 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3378 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3861 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2896 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3378 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2896 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3378 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3861 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4826 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4826 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4826 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.298 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1847 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0483 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.193 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0869 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.193 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.333 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2413 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.444 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3861 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4826 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5068 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4344 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 63 United Arab Emirates 0.704 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 64 Egypt 0.6761 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 65 Brunei 0.5693 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 67 Croatia 0.5004 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 68 Estonia 0.4681 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 69 Peru 0.4594 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5309 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 66th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.