Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0097 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0097 ha per person for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0347 ha per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 ha per person, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 24th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0342 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0315 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0317 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.028 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0347 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0327 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0307 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0327 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0318 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0338 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0335 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0339 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0316 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0321 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0297 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0307 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0311 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.032 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0263 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0252 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0235 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0242 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0234 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.024 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0246 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0235 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0226 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0239 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0224 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0267 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0237 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0213 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0233 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0206 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0213 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0186 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.018 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0163 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0128 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0147 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0154 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0149 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.014 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.016 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.016 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0169 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0095 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0097 ha per person | +2.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0097 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 24.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0097 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 ha per person, 5.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.032 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person | 0.0347 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0319 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 0.0339 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0243 ha per person | 0.0226 ha per person | 0.0263 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.022 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 0.0267 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0163 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0097 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0347 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 ha per person in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sorghum — 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.