Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 6.24 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 6.24 1000 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 6.46 1000 An per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1349 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 11th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1349 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1412 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1479 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1553 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1631 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1717 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1809 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1906 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2017 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2125 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2058 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2062 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2062 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2083 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2835 1000 An per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3995 1000 An per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6256 1000 An per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7202 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7778 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6359 1000 An per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7714 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7934 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8906 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 1.1 1000 An per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 1.19 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 1.39 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 1.39 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1989 | 1.32 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 1.32 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 1.38 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.53 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 1.33 1000 An per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 1.44 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.54 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 1.64 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.64 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 2.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.32 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.32 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.79 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 3.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 3.59 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.78 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.4 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.46 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.44 1000 An per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 4.63 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.65 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.67 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.84 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.43 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.75 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.29 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 6.46 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.24 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.24 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7585 1000 An per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.24 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6847 1000 An per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +56.6% | 0.3995 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6256 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1652 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1349 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2017 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3846 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2058 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.7778 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6359 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.39 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.64 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.22 1000 An per square kilometre | 3.78 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 1000 An per square kilometre | 4.44 1000 An per square kilometre | 5.75 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.25 1000 An per square kilometre | 6.02 1000 An per square kilometre | 6.46 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 8 Jamaica 7.72 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 6.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 10 Lebanon 6.29 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 4.97 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 13 Poland 4.27 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 14 Philippines 4.25 1000 An per square kilometre compare
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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 6.24 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 1000 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1349 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 11th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.