Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.001 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0013 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 1977.
That places El Salvador 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per person | +117.5% |
| 1995 | 0.001 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.001 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.001 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.001 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.001 ha per person | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.