Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Maize (corn) — Production, per capita was 0.1239 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — production, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.1239 t per person.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.1514 t per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0614 t per person, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 27th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0614 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0725 t per person | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0684 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0616 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0634 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0808 t per person | +27.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0617 t per person | -23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.074 t per person | +19.9% |
| 1969 | 0.078 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.099 t per person | +26.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1004 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0616 t per person | -38.7% |
| 1973 | 0.103 t per person | +67.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0875 t per person | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1066 t per person | +21.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0813 t per person | -23.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0883 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1154 t per person | +30.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1167 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1166 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1094 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0896 t per person | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0941 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1099 t per person | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1012 t per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0875 t per person | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1136 t per person | +29.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1147 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1111 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1116 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0918 t per person | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1263 t per person | +37.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1113 t per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0841 t per person | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1123 t per person | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1085 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0869 t per person | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0958 t per person | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1116 t per person | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.098 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0958 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1076 t per person | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1047 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1079 t per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1212 t per person | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1236 t per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1164 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.144 t per person | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1299 t per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1266 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1242 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1514 t per person | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1412 t per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1329 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1149 t per person | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1489 t per person | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1455 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1102 t per person | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1263 t per person | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1252 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1338 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.124 t per person | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.122 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1239 t per person | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1239 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0289 t per person, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1239 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0197 t per person, 6.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0691 t per person | 0.0614 t per person | 0.0808 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.096 t per person | 0.0616 t per person | 0.1167 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1048 t per person | 0.0875 t per person | 0.1166 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.104 t per person | 0.0841 t per person | 0.1263 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1149 t per person | 0.0958 t per person | 0.144 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1322 t per person | 0.1102 t per person | 0.1514 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1258 t per person | 0.122 t per person | 0.1338 t per person | 5 |
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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 maize (corn) — production, per capita in El Salvador?
- Maize (corn) — production, per capita in El Salvador was 0.1239 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1514 t per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0614 t per person in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for maize (corn) — production, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 27th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.