Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 128.48 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in El Salvador is 128.48, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in El Salvador peaked at 128.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.92, in 1962.
El Salvador ranks 45th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.13 | — |
| 1962 | 3.92 | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 4.36 | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 4.76 | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 5.17 | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 5.29 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 5.42 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 5.55 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 5.72 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 5.87 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 5.55 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 5.44 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 5.31 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 5.24 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 6.98 | +33.2% |
| 1976 | 9.56 | +37.0% |
| 1977 | 14.66 | +53.3% |
| 1978 | 16.52 | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 17.5 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 14.12 | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 17.01 | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 17.3 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 19.07 | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 21.7 | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 23.95 | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 28.1 | +17.3% |
| 1987 | 27.49 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 29.88 | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 34.58 | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 29.28 | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 31.48 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 34.82 | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 37.99 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 31.99 | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 33.8 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 33.99 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.23 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 39.6 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 38.04 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 62.33 | +63.9% |
| 2001 | 60.39 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 63.83 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 63.71 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 74.63 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 79.9 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 82.16 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 86.48 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 77.58 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 78.61 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 83.82 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 86.69 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 87.17 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.23 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 92.9 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 100.14 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 106.96 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 106.68 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 112.58 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 114.77 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 102.65 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 120.86 | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 123.56 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 127.21 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 128.48 | +1.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 128.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 119.61, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 128.48 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 106.58, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +63.9% | 38.04 | 62.33 |
| 1977 | +53.3% | 9.56 | 14.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.92 | 3.92 | 5.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.26 | 5.24 | 17.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.32 | 14.12 | 34.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.72 | 29.28 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.96 | 60.39 | 86.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.19 | 83.82 | 114.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.55 | 102.65 | 128.48 | 5 |
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 meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in El Salvador?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in El Salvador was 128.48 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 128.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 in 1962.
- How does El Salvador rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.