Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador
El Salvador: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 99.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador is 99.96, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador peaked at 112.84 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 85.01, in 1962.
That places El Salvador 92nd out of 185 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.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.52 | — |
| 1962 | 85.01 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 90.01 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 87.62 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 86.07 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 91.82 | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 95.61 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 89.53 | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 92.01 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 90.38 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 96.03 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 93.1 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 93.37 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 101.49 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 104.76 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 100.14 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 99.61 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 108.56 | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 111.1 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 105.55 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 98.59 | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 93.25 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 90.97 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 97.85 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 94.64 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 91.84 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 88.32 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 86.74 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 87.03 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 92.95 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 95.5 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 103.34 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 94.86 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 93.37 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 93.69 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.52 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 96.05 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 93.84 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 101 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 98.23 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 95.34 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 93.22 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 89.24 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 94.41 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 98.08 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 103.97 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 106.11 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 112.84 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 108.45 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 104.84 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 99.75 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 109.85 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 100.09 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 99.92 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.17 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 103.91 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 103.53 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 100.61 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 102.12 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 97.93 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 104.43 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 101.48 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 99.85 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 99.96 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8 | 85.01 | 95.61 | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.85 | 90.38 | 111.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.48 | 86.74 | 105.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.01 | 92.95 | 103.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.99 | 89.24 | 112.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.08 | 96.17 | 109.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.73 | 97.93 | 104.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 89 Nigeria 100.55 compare
- 90 Rwanda 100.35 compare
- 91 Puerto Rico 100.09 compare
- 93 Republic of Korea 99.85 compare
- 94 Croatia 99.38 compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 99.02 compare
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 food — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador was 99.96 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 112.84 in 2008.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.01 in 1962.
- How does El Salvador rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.