Cereals — Food aid received in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereals — Food aid received was 596 t in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Cereals — Food aid received in El Salvador, 1988–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals — food aid received in El Salvador is 596 t, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals — food aid received in El Salvador peaked at 221,624 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 38 t, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 82nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals — Food aid received in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 221,624 t | — |
| 1989 | 147,868 t | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 177,234 t | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 167,357 t | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 118,260 t | -29.3% |
| 1993 | 80,611 t | -31.8% |
| 1994 | 21,984 t | -72.7% |
| 1995 | 18,443 t | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 7,124 t | -61.4% |
| 1997 | 1,581 t | -77.8% |
| 1998 | 14,676 t | +828.3% |
| 1999 | 49,091 t | +234.5% |
| 2000 | 2,100 t | -95.7% |
| 2001 | 64,162 t | +2955.3% |
| 2002 | 59,711 t | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 11,522 t | -80.7% |
| 2004 | 47,125 t | +309.0% |
| 2005 | 18,455 t | -60.8% |
| 2006 | 17,481 t | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3,035 t | -82.6% |
| 2008 | 888 t | -70.7% |
| 2009 | 668 t | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 530 t | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 31,496 t | +5842.6% |
| 2012 | 1,180 t | -96.3% |
| 2013 | 1,005 t | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 38 t | -96.2% |
| 2015 | 497 t | +1207.9% |
| 2016 | 596 t | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 184,746 t | 147,868 t | 221,624 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 65,636 t | 1,581 t | 177,234 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,515 t | 668 t | 64,162 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,049 t | 38 t | 31,496 t | 7 |
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- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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 — food aid received in El Salvador?
- Cereals — food aid received in El Salvador was 596 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals — food aid received recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 221,624 t in 1988.
- What is the lowest cereals — food aid received recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 t in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereals — food aid received?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
- Is cereals — food aid received rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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