Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 2.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.82 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
95th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.95 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.9378 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in El Salvador stood at 2.82 tonnes per hectare.
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 and land used for cereal production in El Salvador peaked at 2.95 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9378 tonnes per hectare, 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 and land used for cereal production in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9378 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1973 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +50.6% |
| 1974 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.9378 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in El Salvador?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in El Salvador was 2.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9378 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.