Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0125 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in El Salvador is 0.0125 t per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0201 t per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 t per person, in 1977.
El Salvador ranks 144th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0041 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0043 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0044 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 t per person | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 t per person | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 t per person | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 t per person | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 0.004 t per person | -30.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 t per person | +30.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 t per person | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0058 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0066 t per person | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 t per person | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 t per person | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0064 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.006 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 t per person | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.007 t per person | +32.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 t per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 t per person | +30.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0088 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0201 t per person | +127.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 t per person | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 t per person | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0123 t per person | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 t per person | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0145 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0142 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0142 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 t per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 t per person | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.012 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 t per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0125 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.012 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 t per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0134 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 t per person | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.015 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 t per person | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0126 t per person | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.013 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0159 t per person | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0142 t per person | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0132 t per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 t per person | -5.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0125 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0784 t per person, 16% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0125 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0351 t per person, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +127.9% | 0.0088 t per person | 0.0201 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0067 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 0.007 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 t per person | 0.0067 t per person | 0.0201 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0128 t per person | 0.0115 t per person | 0.0145 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 t per person | 0.012 t per person | 0.0159 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0138 t per person | 0.0125 t per person | 0.0159 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- 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 — production, per capita in El Salvador?
- Roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0125 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 t per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 t per person in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.