Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 53 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — 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 sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador is 53, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador peaked at 1,068 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 34.49, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 57th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 206.34 | — |
| 1962 | 165.36 | -19.9% |
| 1963 | 103.51 | -37.4% |
| 1964 | 145.52 | +40.6% |
| 1965 | 239.53 | +64.6% |
| 1966 | 518.66 | +116.5% |
| 1967 | 483.65 | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 140.11 | -71.0% |
| 1969 | 146.1 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 180.4 | +23.5% |
| 1971 | 129.79 | -28.1% |
| 1972 | 188.9 | +45.5% |
| 1973 | 274.21 | +45.2% |
| 1974 | 331.52 | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 244.07 | -26.4% |
| 1976 | 235.88 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 298.44 | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 324.56 | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 554.74 | +70.9% |
| 1980 | 859.59 | +55.0% |
| 1981 | 853.61 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 527.52 | -38.2% |
| 1983 | 274.47 | -48.0% |
| 1984 | 871.23 | +217.4% |
| 1985 | 1,068 | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 571.21 | -46.5% |
| 1987 | 544.98 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 622.9 | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 642 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 806.4 | +25.6% |
| 1991 | 779.16 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 686.02 | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 707.78 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 564.82 | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 559.14 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 627.65 | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 612.77 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 549.34 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 433.53 | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 372.06 | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 466.95 | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 199.06 | -57.4% |
| 2003 | 98.2 | -50.7% |
| 2004 | 98.1 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 106.15 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 113.98 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 113.84 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.52 | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 58.06 | -38.6% |
| 2010 | 104.62 | +80.2% |
| 2011 | 114.4 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 113.95 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 155.48 | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 220.89 | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 44.62 | -79.8% |
| 2016 | 34.49 | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 54.31 | +57.5% |
| 2018 | 56.79 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 100.15 | +76.4% |
| 2020 | 69.85 | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 63.28 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 51.31 | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 42.07 | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 53 | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238.75 | 103.51 | 518.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 276.25 | 129.79 | 554.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 683.5 | 274.47 | 1,068 | 10 |
| 1990s | 632.66 | 433.53 | 806.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 172.09 | 58.06 | 466.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.97 | 34.49 | 220.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9 | 42.07 | 69.85 | 5 |
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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 sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador?
- Sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador was 53 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,068 in 1985.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.49 in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for sesame seed — gross per capita production index number?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. 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 Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.