Potato yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Potato yields was 32.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in El Salvador stood at 32.31 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in El Salvador peaked at 42.6 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.71 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 28th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | 8.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.73 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 18.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.38 tonnes per hectare | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | 19.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.76 tonnes per hectare | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | 21.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.45 tonnes per hectare | 21.85 tonnes per hectare | 28.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.97 tonnes per hectare | 19.63 tonnes per hectare | 42.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.41 tonnes per hectare | 27.52 tonnes per hectare | 32.74 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.56 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 24.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 317,461 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in El Salvador?
- Potato yields in El Salvador was 32.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for potato yields?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.