Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 87.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 87.3 for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador peaked at 116.85 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 63.84, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 99th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63.84 | — |
| 1962 | 73.81 | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 69.21 | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 68.32 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 72.93 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 89.86 | +23.2% |
| 1967 | 85.44 | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 95.2 | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 82.49 | -13.4% |
| 1970 | 100.47 | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 105.31 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 73.06 | -30.6% |
| 1973 | 99.56 | +36.3% |
| 1974 | 83.75 | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 109.77 | +31.1% |
| 1976 | 83.61 | -23.8% |
| 1977 | 85.5 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 107.66 | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 109.47 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 106.59 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 98.66 | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 80.9 | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 85 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 101.33 | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 95.67 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 83.48 | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 81.9 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 101.82 | +24.3% |
| 1989 | 99.95 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 100.58 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 88.21 | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 116.85 | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 106.65 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 85.18 | -20.1% |
| 1995 | 101.37 | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 97.52 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 88.34 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 87.1 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 94.48 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 85.18 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 81.99 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 86.34 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 83.24 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 86.7 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 93.92 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 98.89 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 90.77 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 108.71 | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 104.29 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 101.31 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 95.47 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 111.83 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 107.51 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 103.51 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 88.15 | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 108.34 | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 103.93 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 82.59 | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 93.1 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 91.62 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 94.48 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 88.98 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 86.36 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 87.3 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.9 | 63.84 | 95.2 | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.82 | 73.06 | 109.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.53 | 80.9 | 106.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.63 | 85.18 | 116.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92 | 81.99 | 108.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.57 | 82.59 | 111.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.75 | 86.36 | 94.48 | 5 |
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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, primary — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador was 87.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 116.85 in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.84 in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.