Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in El Salvador
El Salvador: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 2,679 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in El Salvador stood at 2,679 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in El Salvador peaked at 8,400 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,000 ha, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 84 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.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,300 ha | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 1,900 ha | +46.2% |
| 1971 | 2,294 ha | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 2,294 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,294 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,294 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,440 ha | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 3,846 ha | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 4,130 ha | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 4,126 ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 3,990 ha | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 3,986 ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 3,990 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3,990 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,594 ha | +40.2% |
| 1984 | 5,594 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,600 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 5,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,594 ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 5,594 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,670 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 5,664 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5,670 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5,600 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 5,740 ha | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 5,600 ha | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 5,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,650 ha | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 7,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 8,400 ha | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 2,310 ha | -72.5% |
| 2003 | 4,500 ha | +94.8% |
| 2004 | 4,342 ha | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 4,379 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4,649 ha | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 5,045 ha | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 5,499 ha | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 5,496 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,334 ha | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 3,536 ha | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 3,040 ha | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 2,528 ha | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 2,469 ha | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,335 ha | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 3,805 ha | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 2,921 ha | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 2,980 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3,426 ha | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 2,694 ha | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 2,277 ha | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 2,618 ha | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 2,919 ha | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 2,679 ha | -8.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2,679 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,224 ha, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2,679 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,640 ha, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +94.8% | 2,310 ha | 4,500 ha |
| 2002 | -72.5% | 8,400 ha | 2,310 ha |
| 1975 | +50.0% | 2,294 ha | 3,440 ha |
| 1970 | +46.2% | 1,300 ha | 1,900 ha |
| 1983 | +40.2% | 3,990 ha | 5,594 ha |
| 2015 | +35.1% | 2,469 ha | 3,335 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,033 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,061 ha | 1,900 ha | 4,130 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,114 ha | 3,986 ha | 5,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,739 ha | 5,600 ha | 6,650 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,162 ha | 2,310 ha | 8,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,237 ha | 2,469 ha | 4,334 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,637 ha | 2,277 ha | 2,919 ha | 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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in El Salvador?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in El Salvador was 2,679 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8,400 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.