Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador
El Salvador: Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 29.73 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador is 29.73, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador peaked at 393.91 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 29.73, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 99th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 106.72 | — |
| 1962 | 148.88 | +39.5% |
| 1963 | 116.72 | -21.6% |
| 1964 | 182.07 | +56.0% |
| 1965 | 186.71 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 262.47 | +40.6% |
| 1967 | 393.91 | +50.1% |
| 1968 | 391.79 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 170.89 | -56.4% |
| 1970 | 206.51 | +20.8% |
| 1971 | 250.02 | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 158.66 | -36.5% |
| 1973 | 161.97 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 136.42 | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 252.42 | +85.0% |
| 1976 | 145.24 | -42.5% |
| 1977 | 130.62 | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 198.06 | +51.6% |
| 1979 | 222.68 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 229.07 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 187.87 | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 131.25 | -30.1% |
| 1983 | 157.34 | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 226.12 | +43.7% |
| 1985 | 241.08 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 161.03 | -33.2% |
| 1987 | 141.5 | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 188.8 | +33.4% |
| 1989 | 205.97 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 195.7 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 191.51 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 220.68 | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 225.39 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 193.77 | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 151.92 | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 163.14 | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 193.59 | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 149.65 | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 166.15 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 136.04 | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 108.26 | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 83.26 | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 64.29 | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 75.65 | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 74.11 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 88.5 | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 89.89 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 100.05 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 113.81 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 97.33 | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 71.97 | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 79.36 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 101.16 | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 116.28 | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 107.43 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 76.29 | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 81.64 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 62.69 | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 75.99 | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 64.56 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 52.42 | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 39.56 | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 29.86 | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 29.73 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 217.8 | 106.72 | 393.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | 186.26 | 130.62 | 252.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 187 | 131.25 | 241.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 185.15 | 149.65 | 225.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.39 | 64.29 | 136.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.01 | 62.69 | 116.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.23 | 29.73 | 64.56 | 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 rice — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador?
- Rice — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador was 29.73 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 393.91 in 1967.
- What is the lowest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.73 in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for rice — gross per capita production index number?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — 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.