Cocoa bean yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cocoa bean yields was 0.4227 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4227 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
28th
of 61 countries
All-time high
1.05 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
0.225 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields 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
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in El Salvador is 0.4227 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in El Salvador peaked at 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.225 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 28th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1972 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +45.6% |
| 1973 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8514 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1976 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8514 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 1978 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8649 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8919 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2832 tonnes per hectare | -73.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2845 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2858 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.287 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2883 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2896 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2908 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2898 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2905 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3061 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3208 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3091 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2823 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2769 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2353 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2571 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2533 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2269 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2313 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5289 tonnes per hectare | +128.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4618 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.468 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4178 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3853 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.432 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4335 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4159 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.427 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4254 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4227 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.4227 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.4227 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +128.7% | 0.2313 tonnes per hectare | 0.5289 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | -73.1% | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.2832 tonnes per hectare |
| 1972 | +45.6% | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | +36.2% | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.8514 tonnes per hectare |
| 1971 | -31.3% | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.515 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | -26.6% | 0.8514 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | 0.8514 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9757 tonnes per hectare | 0.8649 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3644 tonnes per hectare | 0.2832 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | 0.2353 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.363 tonnes per hectare | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | 0.5289 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4249 tonnes per hectare | 0.4159 tonnes per hectare | 0.4335 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cocoa bean yields in El Salvador?
- Cocoa bean yields in El Salvador was 0.4227 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.225 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for cocoa bean yields?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.