Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,925 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador stood at 2,925 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador peaked at 2,925 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,563 kcal/cap/d, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 85th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,621 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,632 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,606 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,577 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,567 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,565 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,564 kcal/cap/d | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,563 kcal/cap/d | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,587 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,608 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,636 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,640 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,645 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,645 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,664 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,699 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,745 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2,795 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,811 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,825 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,840 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,872 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,902 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2,925 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2,925 kcal/cap/d is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,034 kcal/cap/d, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2,925 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,069 kcal/cap/d, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,589 kcal/cap/d | 2,563 kcal/cap/d | 2,632 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,710 kcal/cap/d | 2,636 kcal/cap/d | 2,825 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,885 kcal/cap/d | 2,840 kcal/cap/d | 2,925 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador was 2,925 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,925 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,563 kcal/cap/d in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.