Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0002 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2004.
El Salvador ranks 128th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 ha per person | +67.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | -46.5% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per person | -42.9% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | +63.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | +111.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -75.0% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | +66.6% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | +89.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -10.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +111.8% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2016 | +89.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 125 Mauritania 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 126 Zambia 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 127 Philippines 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 129 Eritrea 0 ha per person compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 0 ha per person compare
- 131 Qatar 0 ha per person 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.