Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 70.73 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 70.73 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024.
The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in El Salvador peaked at 263.85 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.83, in 1969.
El Salvador ranks 39th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.23 | — |
| 1962 | 16.77 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 16.33 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 15.89 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 15.46 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 15.03 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 14.61 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 14.21 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 13.83 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 13.93 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 14.03 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 17.14 | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 20.93 | +22.1% |
| 1974 | 24.55 | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 31.71 | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 36.42 | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 46.55 | +27.8% |
| 1978 | 52.64 | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 57.77 | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 54.47 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 50.5 | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 44.58 | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 38.53 | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 31.85 | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 32.85 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 35.85 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 37.15 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 36.49 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 35.78 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 191.01 | +433.8% |
| 1991 | 187.82 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 199.53 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 189.34 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 180.98 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 218.33 | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 116.03 | -46.9% |
| 1997 | 69.94 | -39.7% |
| 1998 | 89.95 | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 79.79 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 182.32 | +128.5% |
| 2001 | 204.93 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 216.31 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 208.08 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 207.87 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 214.13 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 227.03 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 242.85 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 263.85 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 263.02 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.23 | -79.4% |
| 2011 | 31.6 | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 99.33 | +214.3% |
| 2013 | 92.53 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 98.58 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 94.47 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 106.95 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 119.91 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 117.95 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 108.27 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 97.52 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 117.09 | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 76.02 | -35.1% |
| 2023 | 58.64 | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 70.73 | +20.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 70.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.52, 81% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 70.73 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +433.8% | 35.78 | 191.01 |
| 2012 | +214.3% | 31.6 | 99.33 |
| 2000 | +128.5% | 79.79 | 182.32 |
| 2010 | -79.4% | 263.02 | 54.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.48 | 13.83 | 17.23 | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.57 | 13.93 | 57.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.8 | 31.85 | 54.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.27 | 69.94 | 218.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 223.04 | 182.32 | 263.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.38 | 31.6 | 119.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 58.64 | 117.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 36 Cuba 76.93 compare
- 37 Costa Rica 71.91 compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.1 compare
- 40 Colombia 65.84 compare
- 41 French Polynesia 52.73 compare
- 42 Guatemala 45.95 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 plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in El Salvador?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in El Salvador was 70.73 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 263.85 in 2008.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.83 in 1969.
- How does El Salvador rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.