Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in El Salvador, 2011–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in El Salvador stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 74th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in El Salvador?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- El Salvador ranks 74th out of 124 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.