Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2171 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2171 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.2303 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0181 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 68th out of 189 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?, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | +55.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0375 tonnes per person | +38.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -37.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | +30.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | +92.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -42.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | +37.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 tonnes per person | +53.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | -46.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0523 tonnes per person | +36.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 0.043 tonnes per person | +38.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0837 tonnes per person | +182.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | -41.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0828 tonnes per person | +61.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0745 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0694 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0974 tonnes per person | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0665 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1233 tonnes per person | +110.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1335 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.129 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.135 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1389 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1395 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1593 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1582 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1471 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1318 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1495 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.18 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1539 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1308 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1527 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1829 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.204 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1675 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1968 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2303 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2144 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1957 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2236 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2171 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2171 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2171 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +182.5% | 0.0296 tonnes per person | 0.0837 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0375 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0425 tonnes per person | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 0.0556 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 0.0296 tonnes per person | 0.0974 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1396 tonnes per person | 0.1233 tonnes per person | 0.1593 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1748 tonnes per person | 0.1308 tonnes per person | 0.2303 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2127 tonnes per person | 0.1957 tonnes per person | 0.2236 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in El Salvador?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in El Salvador was 0.2171 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2303 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0181 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.