Sugar cane yields in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sugar cane yields was 95.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.81 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 110 countries
All-time high
98.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
36.57 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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 sugar cane yields in El Salvador is 95.81 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in El Salvador peaked at 98.02 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.57 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 8th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.57 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 39.62 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 42.94 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 42.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 49.31 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 51.29 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 55.94 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 53.88 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 49.63 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 56.88 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1971 | 55 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 61.65 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 74.78 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 81.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 75.46 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 76.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 86.03 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 87.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 89.71 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 75.29 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 82.47 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 75.3 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 88.65 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 86.32 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 85.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 86.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 82.8 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 80.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 89.31 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 92.62 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 80.91 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 86.18 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 78.82 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 74.88 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 71.74 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 87.9 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 74.01 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 74.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.79 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 74.93 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 82.84 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 76.92 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 66.91 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 84.52 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 81.16 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 79.98 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 78.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 78.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.9 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 81.34 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 85.66 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 88.54 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 92.84 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 85 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 80.81 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 91.05 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 90.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.16 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.54 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 96.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 94.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 95.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 95.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 95.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.91 tonnes per hectare | 36.57 tonnes per hectare | 55.94 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.46 tonnes per hectare | 55 tonnes per hectare | 89.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.33 tonnes per hectare | 75.29 tonnes per hectare | 89.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.01 tonnes per hectare | 68.79 tonnes per hectare | 92.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.61 tonnes per hectare | 66.91 tonnes per hectare | 91.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.31 tonnes per hectare | 80.81 tonnes per hectare | 96.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.93 tonnes per hectare | 94.44 tonnes per hectare | 98.02 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 sugar cane yields in El Salvador?
- Sugar cane yields in El Salvador was 95.81 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 sugar cane yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.02 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.57 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for sugar cane yields?
- El Salvador ranks 8th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Sugar cane 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.