Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 2,543 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in El Salvador is 2,543 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in El Salvador peaked at 2,543 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 800 An, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 208th of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 An | — |
| 1962 | 800 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 900 An | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 900 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 An | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 1,100 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,150 An | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 1,150 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,200 An | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,250 An | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1,250 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,300 An | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1,400 An | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 1,500 An | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,550 An | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1,550 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,600 An | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1,600 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,700 An | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 1,800 An | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,850 An | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1,900 An | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1,940 An | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1,960 An | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2,050 An | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2,140 An | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2,100 An | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 2,200 An | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,100 An | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2,200 An | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 2,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,100 An | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 2,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,150 An | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,200 An | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,250 An | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2,250 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,300 An | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,350 An | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,400 An | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2,400 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,394 An | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,410 An | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,430 An | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,451 An | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,470 An | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,488 An | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,497 An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,514 An | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,529 An | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,543 An | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2,543 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,499 An, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2,543 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,647 An, 38% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 972.22 An | 800 An | 1,150 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,330 An | 1,150 An | 1,550 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,754 An | 1,550 An | 1,940 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,115 An | 1,960 An | 2,200 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,140 An | 2,100 An | 2,250 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,386 An | 2,250 An | 2,470 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,514 An | 2,488 An | 2,543 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 205 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,764 An compare
- 205 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,764 An compare
- 207 Barbados 2,576 An compare
- 209 Bahamas 2,173 An compare
- 209 Bahamas 2,173 An compare
- 211 Papua New Guinea 2,153 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1483 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in El Salvador?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in El Salvador was 2,543 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,543 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 An in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- El Salvador ranks 208th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.