Sorghum yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sorghum yields was 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.61 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
56th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
All-time low
0.2075 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yields in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in El Salvador is 1.61 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in El Salvador peaked at 1.84 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2075 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
El Salvador ranks 56th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8598 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9505 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9501 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9507 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +28.3% |
| 1976 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2075 tonnes per hectare | -83.1% |
| 1988 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +505.9% |
| 1989 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.61 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.61 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.31 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +505.9% | 0.2075 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | -83.1% | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.2075 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8598 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.2075 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in El Salvador?
- Sorghum yields in El Salvador was 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2075 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does El Salvador rank for sorghum yields?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.