Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador

El Salvador: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0501 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0501 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.1035 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0501 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024

00.0250.050.0750.1196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador is 0.0501 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.1035 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0501 ha per person, in 2024.

That places El Salvador 88th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.1035 ha per person
1962 0.1026 ha per person -0.9%
1963 0.0917 ha per person -10.5%
1964 0.086 ha per person -6.2%
1965 0.0992 ha per person +15.3%
1966 0.1018 ha per person +2.6%
1967 0.0956 ha per person -6.0%
1968 0.0979 ha per person +2.4%
1969 0.0891 ha per person -9.0%
1970 0.0932 ha per person +4.6%
1971 0.0934 ha per person +0.2%
1972 0.0901 ha per person -3.6%
1973 0.0837 ha per person -7.1%
1974 0.0869 ha per person +3.8%
1975 0.096 ha per person +10.5%
1976 0.0886 ha per person -7.7%
1977 0.0905 ha per person +2.2%
1978 0.0944 ha per person +4.3%
1979 0.0968 ha per person +2.5%
1980 0.0942 ha per person -2.7%
1981 0.0887 ha per person -5.9%
1982 0.0798 ha per person -10.0%
1983 0.0775 ha per person -2.9%
1984 0.0781 ha per person +0.9%
1985 0.0787 ha per person +0.7%
1986 0.0781 ha per person -0.8%
1987 0.0816 ha per person +4.6%
1988 0.0804 ha per person -1.5%
1989 0.0776 ha per person -3.4%
1990 0.0788 ha per person +1.5%
1991 0.0812 ha per person +3.0%
1992 0.0871 ha per person +7.3%
1993 0.0808 ha per person -7.1%
1994 0.0791 ha per person -2.2%
1995 0.0761 ha per person -3.8%
1996 0.0705 ha per person -7.4%
1997 0.0762 ha per person +8.1%
1998 0.0706 ha per person -7.4%
1999 0.0644 ha per person -8.8%
2000 0.0608 ha per person -5.6%
2001 0.0667 ha per person +9.6%
2002 0.0549 ha per person -17.6%
2003 0.0534 ha per person -2.8%
2004 0.0551 ha per person +3.2%
2005 0.0566 ha per person +2.8%
2006 0.0557 ha per person -1.6%
2007 0.0547 ha per person -1.8%
2008 0.0592 ha per person +8.3%
2009 0.06 ha per person +1.3%
2010 0.0586 ha per person -2.4%
2011 0.0609 ha per person +4.0%
2012 0.0641 ha per person +5.3%
2013 0.0627 ha per person -2.3%
2014 0.0654 ha per person +4.4%
2015 0.0604 ha per person -7.7%
2016 0.063 ha per person +4.4%
2017 0.057 ha per person -9.6%
2018 0.0552 ha per person -3.1%
2019 0.0533 ha per person -3.5%
2020 0.0535 ha per person +0.4%
2021 0.0515 ha per person -3.9%
2022 0.052 ha per person +1.0%
2023 0.0503 ha per person -3.3%
2024 0.0501 ha per person -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0964 ha per person 0.086 ha per person 0.1035 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0914 ha per person 0.0837 ha per person 0.0968 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0815 ha per person 0.0775 ha per person 0.0942 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0765 ha per person 0.0644 ha per person 0.0871 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0577 ha per person 0.0534 ha per person 0.0667 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0601 ha per person 0.0533 ha per person 0.0654 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0515 ha per person 0.0501 ha per person 0.0535 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 85 Liberia 0.0517 ha per person compare
  2. 86 Nicaragua 0.0514 ha per person compare
  3. 87 Norway 0.0502 ha per person compare
  4. 89 Burundi 0.0483 ha per person compare
  5. 90 Italy 0.0481 ha per person compare
  6. 91 Slovenia 0.048 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador?
Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0501 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1035 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0501 ha per person in 2024.
How does El Salvador rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 88th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,156 data points, 1961–2024
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.