Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 47 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 47 % for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in El Salvador peaked at 51 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46 %, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 60th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51 % | — |
| 2001 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49 % | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 47 % | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48 % | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 48 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 47 % | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 48 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 49 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 48 % | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 47 % | -2.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 47 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41 %, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 47 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38 %, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49 % | 47 % | 51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3 % | 46 % | 49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5 % | 47 % | 48 % | 2 |
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 share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in El Salvador?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in El Salvador was 47 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 51 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 % in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.