Rice yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Rice yields was 7.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in El Salvador stood at 7.02 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in El Salvador peaked at 7.99 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.01 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 7.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 tonnes per hectare | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | 7.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 7.33 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 rice yields in El Salvador?
- Rice yields in El Salvador was 7.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.99 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for rice yields?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.