Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in El Salvador
El Salvador: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 12,453 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in El Salvador stood at 12,453 ha.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in El Salvador peaked at 121,720 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 12,028 ha, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63,465 ha | — |
| 1962 | 82,113 ha | +29.4% |
| 1963 | 92,931 ha | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 118,856 ha | +27.9% |
| 1965 | 116,450 ha | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 89,961 ha | -22.7% |
| 1967 | 57,211 ha | -36.4% |
| 1968 | 45,700 ha | -20.1% |
| 1969 | 56,210 ha | +23.0% |
| 1970 | 62,306 ha | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 69,114 ha | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 80,121 ha | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 93,954 ha | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 104,554 ha | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 100,249 ha | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 87,397 ha | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 95,365 ha | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 114,890 ha | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 121,720 ha | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 107,273 ha | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 81,060 ha | -24.4% |
| 1982 | 70,270 ha | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 64,386 ha | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 61,274 ha | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 64,870 ha | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 59,160 ha | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 40,980 ha | -30.7% |
| 1988 | 38,206 ha | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 39,454 ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 44,790 ha | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 41,606 ha | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 31,131 ha | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 30,442 ha | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 24,804 ha | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 25,100 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 22,707 ha | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 24,638 ha | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 24,258 ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 24,022 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 21,400 ha | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 24,214 ha | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 12,212 ha | -49.6% |
| 2003 | 12,094 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 13,916 ha | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 16,513 ha | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 14,171 ha | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 13,819 ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 14,085 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 15,103 ha | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 14,516 ha | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 14,020 ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 14,018 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 13,497 ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 15,261 ha | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 12,970 ha | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 12,728 ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 12,859 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13,077 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 13,864 ha | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 12,836 ha | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 12,028 ha | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 12,284 ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 12,442 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 12,453 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,322 ha | 45,700 ha | 118,856 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 92,967 ha | 62,306 ha | 121,720 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,693 ha | 38,206 ha | 107,273 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,350 ha | 22,707 ha | 44,790 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,753 ha | 12,094 ha | 24,214 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,681 ha | 12,728 ha | 15,261 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,409 ha | 12,028 ha | 12,836 ha | 5 |
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- 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in El Salvador?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in El Salvador was 12,453 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 121,720 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,028 ha in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- El Salvador ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.