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 2,896 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2,896 kcal/cap/d for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in El Salvador peaked at 2,896 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,558 kcal/cap/d, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 87th out of 148 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,645 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 2,652 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,600 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,565 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,566 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,570 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,558 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,565 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,567 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,628 kcal/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2,630 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,651 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,640 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,644 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,650 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,697 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,751 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,786 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2,848 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,799 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,829 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,892 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2,896 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2,896 kcal/cap/d is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,016 kcal/cap/d, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2,896 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,057 kcal/cap/d, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,588 kcal/cap/d | 2,558 kcal/cap/d | 2,652 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,692 kcal/cap/d | 2,628 kcal/cap/d | 2,848 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,854 kcal/cap/d | 2,799 kcal/cap/d | 2,896 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 2,896 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 2,896 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 2,558 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 87th 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 9.7%. 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) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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