Change of cereal yield vs land used in El Salvador
El Salvador: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 2.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.82
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
95th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.95
in 2021
All-time low
0.9378
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in El Salvador stood at 2.82.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in El Salvador peaked at 2.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9378, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9378 | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 1.15 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 1.17 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 1.29 | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 1.22 | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 1.35 | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 1.39 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.62 | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 1.68 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.21 | -28.0% |
| 1973 | 1.82 | +50.6% |
| 1974 | 1.47 | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 1.71 | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 1.43 | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 1.45 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.73 | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 1.71 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.71 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.69 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.55 | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.67 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.95 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 1.81 | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.62 | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 1.56 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.93 | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 1.95 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.63 | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 2.04 | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 1.99 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.61 | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 2.05 | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 2.12 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.74 | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 1.89 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 2.25 | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 2.16 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.91 | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 2.48 | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 2.47 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.49 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.63 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.62 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.91 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.73 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2.73 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.49 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.78 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.71 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.49 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.29 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.75 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 2.91 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.38 | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 2.78 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 2.73 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.95 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.76 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.78 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.82 | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 83% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.82 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 | 0.9378 | 1.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 | 1.21 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.55 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 | 1.61 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 1.91 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 2.29 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 | 2.73 | 2.95 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1483 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in El Salvador?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in El Salvador was 2.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9378 in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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