Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 1.37 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.37 million tonnes
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
86th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.43 million tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
52,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.37 million tonnes for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in El Salvador peaked at 1.43 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 83,000 tonnes | +59.6% |
| 1963 | 77,000 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 84,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 120,000 tonnes | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 122,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 78,000 tonnes | -36.1% |
| 1968 | 105,000 tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1969 | 85,000 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 68,000 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 77,000 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 72,000 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 142,000 tonnes | +97.2% |
| 1974 | 83,000 tonnes | -41.5% |
| 1975 | 117,000 tonnes | +41.0% |
| 1976 | 110,000 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 172,000 tonnes | +56.4% |
| 1978 | 238,000 tonnes | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 131,000 tonnes | -45.0% |
| 1980 | 152,000 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 156,000 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 177,000 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 246,000 tonnes | +39.0% |
| 1984 | 267,000 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 231,000 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 252,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 201,000 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 162,000 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1989 | 228,000 tonnes | +40.7% |
| 1990 | 160,000 tonnes | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 460,000 tonnes | +187.5% |
| 1992 | 276,000 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1993 | 291,000 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 473,000 tonnes | +62.5% |
| 1995 | 429,000 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 403,000 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 569,000 tonnes | +41.2% |
| 1998 | 391,000 tonnes | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 347,000 tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 733,000 tonnes | +111.2% |
| 2001 | 797,000 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 772,000 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 810,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 834,000 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 838,000 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 956,000 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 951,000 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 887,000 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 797,000 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 907,000 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million tonnes | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 941,000 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 803,000 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 941,000 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million tonnes | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million tonnes | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 1.37 million tonnes | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89,556 tonnes | 52,000 tonnes | 122,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 121,000 tonnes | 68,000 tonnes | 238,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 207,200 tonnes | 152,000 tonnes | 267,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 379,900 tonnes | 160,000 tonnes | 569,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 837,500 tonnes | 733,000 tonnes | 956,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million tonnes | 803,000 tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in El Salvador?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in El Salvador was 1.37 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- El Salvador ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.