Fertilizer per hectare in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fertilizer per hectare was 42.32 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
42.32
Change on year
up 90.1%
World rank
94th
of 200 countries
All-time high
113.77
in 1978
All-time low
18.62
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Fertilizer per hectare in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertilizer per hectare in El Salvador stood at 42.32.
That represents a change of up 90.1% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer per hectare in El Salvador peaked at 113.77 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 18.62, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 94th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.27 | 18.62 | 55.82 | 9 |
| 1970s | 94.73 | 64.05 | 113.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.58 | 54.04 | 87.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.33 | 48.99 | 88.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.51 | 39.93 | 85.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.54 | 28.56 | 94.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.42 | 22.26 | 59.19 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.56 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 24.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.4 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.4 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 317,461 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer per hectare in El Salvador?
- Fertilizer per hectare in El Salvador was 42.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer per hectare recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 113.77 in 1978.
- What is the lowest fertilizer per hectare recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.62 in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for fertilizer per hectare?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer per hectare rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer per hectare. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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