Chicken meat production, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0264 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in El Salvador is 0.0264 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0264 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 1976 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +37.0% |
| 1977 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +53.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +63.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0264 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0264 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0252 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +63.8% | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +53.3% | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.015 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0202 tonnes per person | 0.0172 tonnes per person | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0248 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 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 chicken meat production, per capita in El Salvador?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0264 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0264 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production 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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.