Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador
El Salvador: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 65.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador stood at 65.42.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador peaked at 202.71 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.36, in 1977.
El Salvador ranks 127th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86 | — |
| 1962 | 88.34 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 90.55 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 92.53 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 98.57 | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 102.08 | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 83.04 | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 70.91 | -14.6% |
| 1969 | 67.09 | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 52.32 | -22.0% |
| 1971 | 59.65 | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 97.84 | +64.0% |
| 1973 | 181.06 | +85.1% |
| 1974 | 191.69 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 108.72 | -43.3% |
| 1976 | 62.58 | -42.4% |
| 1977 | 26.36 | -57.9% |
| 1978 | 63.81 | +142.1% |
| 1979 | 58.64 | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 91.9 | +56.7% |
| 1981 | 75 | -18.4% |
| 1982 | 59.33 | -20.9% |
| 1983 | 43.69 | -26.4% |
| 1984 | 38.82 | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 35.34 | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 33.31 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 31.97 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 31.34 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 101.56 | +224.1% |
| 1990 | 88.88 | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 93.57 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 95.74 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 90.85 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 91.19 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 91.62 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 91.53 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.5 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 140.71 | +53.8% |
| 1999 | 162.11 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 186.69 | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 194.09 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 202.71 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 145.46 | -28.2% |
| 2004 | 46.16 | -68.3% |
| 2005 | 41.42 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 58.44 | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 59.07 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 65.36 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 60.37 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 60.18 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.99 | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 58.69 | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 140.84 | +140.0% |
| 2014 | 73.89 | -47.5% |
| 2015 | 79.02 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 147.09 | +86.1% |
| 2017 | 116.91 | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 116.81 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.3 | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 113.7 | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 100.49 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 84.35 | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 72.55 | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 65.42 | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.57 | 67.09 | 102.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.27 | 26.36 | 191.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.23 | 31.34 | 101.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.77 | 88.88 | 162.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.98 | 41.42 | 202.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.87 | 41.99 | 147.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3 | 65.42 | 113.7 | 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 potatoes — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador was 65.42 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 202.71 in 2002.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.36 in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, published as part of Potatoes — 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.