Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in El Salvador
El Salvador: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 1,344 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in El Salvador stood at 1,344 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in El Salvador peaked at 6,505 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 287 ha, in 1984.
El Salvador ranks 13th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,600 ha | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 2,900 ha | +81.2% |
| 1967 | 2,300 ha | -20.7% |
| 1968 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,200 ha | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 1,200 ha | -45.5% |
| 1971 | 2,900 ha | +141.7% |
| 1972 | 2,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,478 ha | -49.0% |
| 1977 | 490 ha | -66.8% |
| 1978 | 360 ha | -26.5% |
| 1979 | 600 ha | +66.7% |
| 1980 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 400 ha | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 600 ha | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 287 ha | -52.2% |
| 1985 | 330 ha | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 416 ha | +26.1% |
| 1987 | 455 ha | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 450 ha | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,000 ha | +122.2% |
| 1990 | 1,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 3,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 5,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 5,594 ha | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 6,505 ha | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 6,084 ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 6,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3,700 ha | -38.3% |
| 2000 | 3,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,800 ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3,581 ha | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 3,408 ha | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 3,150 ha | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 3,113 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1,946 ha | -35.1% |
| 2008 | 1,366 ha | -29.8% |
| 2009 | 1,382 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,399 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,417 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,435 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,454 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,447 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,296 ha | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 1,399 ha | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1,394 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,372 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,347 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,329 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,349 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,342 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,340 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,344 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,611 ha | 800 ha | 2,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,863 ha | 360 ha | 2,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 513.8 ha | 287 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,338 ha | 1,500 ha | 6,505 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,845 ha | 1,366 ha | 3,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,396 ha | 1,296 ha | 1,454 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,341 ha | 1,329 ha | 1,349 ha | 5 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in El Salvador?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in El Salvador was 1,344 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6,505 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 287 ha in 1984.
- How does El Salvador rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.