Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in El Salvador stood at 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure 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?, per square in El Salvador peaked at 69.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 34th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 square in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 1963 | 3.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 5.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 5.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1968 | 5.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1969 | 4.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 3.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 6.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +97.2% |
| 1974 | 3.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 1975 | 5.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1976 | 5.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 8.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1978 | 11.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 6.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 1980 | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 7.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 8.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 11.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1984 | 12.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 11.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 9.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 7.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1989 | 11 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1990 | 7.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 22.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +187.5% |
| 1992 | 13.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1993 | 14.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 22.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1995 | 20.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 19.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 27.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1998 | 18.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 16.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 35.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +111.2% |
| 2001 | 38.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 37.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 39.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 40.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 40.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 45.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 38.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 43.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 52.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 45.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 38.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 45.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 54.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 61.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 50.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 59.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 69.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 64.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 59.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 67.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.91 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 | +187.5% | 7.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.2 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 46.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 69.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 59.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 67.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 31 Japan 69.92 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 32 Portugal 69.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 33 Vietnam 67.28 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 35 Italy 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 36 Djibouti 56.86 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 37 Germany 56.3 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square in El Salvador?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in El Salvador was 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.