Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 0.148 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.148 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 146.3% on the previous year and down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 57.14 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -26.81 % change on previous year, in 1997.
El Salvador ranks 60th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 4.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 4.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 3.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 3.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 10.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | -9.37 % change on previous year | -190.6% |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 3.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 27.78 % change on previous year | +872.2% |
| 1990 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 1991 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 1992 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -412.1% |
| 1993 | 4.35 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 1994 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1995 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1996 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -313.6% |
| 1997 | -26.81 % change on previous year | +514.9% |
| 1998 | 57.14 % change on previous year | -313.1% |
| 1999 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 2000 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0274 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2002 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -7468.7% |
| 2003 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8055 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 2007 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -581.3% |
| 2008 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -310.2% |
| 2009 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 2010 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.31 % change on previous year | +138.7% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 4.47 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 2016 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -211.5% |
| 2017 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -197.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5735 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1962 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 2023 | -0.3198 % change on previous year | -263.0% |
| 2024 | 0.148 % change on previous year | -146.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.148 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.115 % change on previous year. (30 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.148 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2554 % change on previous year. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +7468.7% | -0.0274 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +872.2% | 2.86 % change on previous year | 27.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.55 % change on previous year | -9.37 % change on previous year | 10.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.63 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 27.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 % change on previous year | -26.81 % change on previous year | 57.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 % change on previous year | -3.88 % change on previous year | 8.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year | 5.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.222 % change on previous year | -1.71 % change on previous year | 0.5735 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 57 Ecuador 0.1969 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Japan 0.1676 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Nigeria 0.1645 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Cook Islands 0.0702 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Niue 0.0516 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Micronesia 0.0324 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0324 % change on previous year compare
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 sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 0.148 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 57.14 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.81 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.