Cotton yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cotton yields was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.77 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 33.0%
World rank
37th
of 101 countries
All-time high
3.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
0.6766 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Years of data
59
1961–2020
Cotton yields in El Salvador, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.77 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2020.
The figure is down 33.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in El Salvador peaked at 3.43 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6766 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 37th out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Cotton yields in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1965 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1968 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1988 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +63.7% |
| 1993 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -29.1% |
| 1995 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +39.2% |
| 1996 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -35.3% |
| 2004 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +70.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | -58.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6766 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +61.5% |
| 2008 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +107.8% |
| 2009 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.978 tonnes per hectare | -62.2% |
| 2015 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | +250.6% |
| 2016 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -57.7% |
| 2017 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +82.0% |
| 2019 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.77 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.77 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +250.6% | 0.978 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.6766 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.978 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
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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 cotton yields in El Salvador?
- Cotton yields in El Salvador was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6766 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for cotton yields?
- El Salvador ranks 37th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 Cotton 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.