Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in El Salvador
El Salvador: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 67.02 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross production index number in El Salvador is 67.02, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in El Salvador peaked at 196.15 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.33, in 1977.
El Salvador ranks 130th of 143 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 — Gross Production Index Number in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.89 | — |
| 1962 | 42.11 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 44.32 | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 46.54 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 50.97 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 54.3 | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 45.43 | -16.3% |
| 1968 | 39.89 | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 38.78 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 31.03 | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 36.22 | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 60.84 | +68.0% |
| 1973 | 115.24 | +89.4% |
| 1974 | 124.85 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 72.4 | -42.0% |
| 1976 | 42.58 | -41.2% |
| 1977 | 18.33 | -57.0% |
| 1978 | 45.32 | +147.2% |
| 1979 | 42.46 | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 67.44 | +58.8% |
| 1981 | 55.41 | -17.8% |
| 1982 | 44.32 | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 33.24 | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 30.11 | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 27.96 | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 26.88 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 26.32 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 26.32 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 86.99 | +230.5% |
| 1990 | 77.57 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 83.11 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 86.43 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 83.11 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 84.22 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 85.32 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 85.88 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 86.43 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 133.75 | +54.7% |
| 1999 | 154.96 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 179.34 | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 187.23 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 196.15 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 141.03 | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 44.8 | -68.2% |
| 2005 | 40.2 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 56.69 | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 57.38 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 63.69 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 59.02 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 59.02 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.33 | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 58 | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 139.74 | +140.9% |
| 2014 | 73.6 | -47.3% |
| 2015 | 78.98 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 147.42 | +86.7% |
| 2017 | 117.41 | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 117.43 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.84 | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 114.58 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 101.6 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 85.62 | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 73.99 | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 67.02 | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.69 | 38.78 | 54.3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.93 | 18.33 | 124.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.5 | 26.32 | 86.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.08 | 77.57 | 154.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.55 | 40.2 | 196.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.68 | 41.33 | 147.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.56 | 67.02 | 114.58 | 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 production index number in El Salvador?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in El Salvador was 67.02 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 196.15 in 2002.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.33 in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- El Salvador ranks 130th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Potatoes — Gross 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.