Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 103.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 103.29 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in El Salvador peaked at 103.29 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.52, in 1962.
That places El Salvador 63rd out of 166 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.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.4 | — |
| 1962 | 68.52 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 70.89 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 70.73 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 80.14 | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 78.23 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 83.58 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 81.36 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 82.78 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 80.7 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 82.22 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 80.31 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 81.72 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 79.86 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 81.22 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 85.6 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 89.78 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 87.88 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 87.68 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 87.88 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 90.12 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 89.11 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 92.97 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 82.63 | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 94.67 | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 92.81 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 93.52 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 92.65 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 92.16 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 93.45 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 93.46 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 94.07 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 93.29 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 94.61 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 97.84 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 93.88 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 92.5 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 96.31 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 95.77 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 90.4 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 90.59 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.13 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.12 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.03 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.02 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.87 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 89.23 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 93.94 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 95.77 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 91.55 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 97.22 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 98.95 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.65 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 100.26 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.66 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 100.08 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 100.67 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 101.46 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 102.2 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 102.75 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 102.75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 103.06 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 103.17 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 103.29 | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 103.29 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 103.29 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.56, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.4 | 68.52 | 83.58 | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.7 | 79.86 | 89.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.85 | 82.63 | 94.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.52 | 92.5 | 97.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.61 | 85.87 | 95.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.27 | 91.55 | 102.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103 | 102.75 | 103.29 | 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in El Salvador?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in El Salvador was 103.29 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 103.29 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.52 in 1962.
- How does El Salvador rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Meat of sheep, 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.