Agriculture & Rural in El Salvador 3,718 indicators covering agriculture & rural for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Beer of barley, malted — Production 129,900 t 2023 down 13.6% 91st Molasses — Production 276,306 t 2023 down 8.2% 26th Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production 765,000 t 2023 up 7.5% 29th Rural population, per square kilometre 77.32 units per square kilometre 2023 down 18.2% 37th Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 75,244 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 26.3% 57th Fertilizer consumption 74.6 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 50.7% 107th Agricultural land 11,957 sq. km 2023 down 1.9% 135th Arable land 721,000 hectares 2023 up 6.0% 117th Arable land 0.1143 hectares per person 2023 up 3.1% 101st Arable land 34.8% 2023 up 6.0% 21st Permanent cropland 7.7% 2023 down 17.9% 40th Land area 20,720 sq. km 2023 unchanged 150th Meat supply per person 45.65 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 52.6% 112th Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 45.65 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 52.6% 112th Fish and seafood consumption per capita 7.22 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 7.3% 139th Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 7.22 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 7.3% 139th Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 74.6 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 50.7% 107th Share of land area used for agriculture 57.7% 2023 down 1.9% 45th Share of land area used for arable agriculture 34.8% 2023 up 6.0% 21st Projections for global peak agricultural land 1.20 million hectares 2023 down 1.9% 137th Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 11,000 tonnes 2023 up 22.2% 96th Per capita meat consumption by type 0 kilograms per year per capita 2023 — 178th Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 42.32 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 46.4% 94th Daily meat consumption per person 125.07 grams per day per capita 2023 up 52.6% 112th Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 369.34 million tonnes 2023 up 69.0% 111th Per capita meat consumption in the United States 29.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 46.4% 67th Share of cereals allocated to human food 51.4% 2023 down 7.7% 119th Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 51.4% 2023 down 7.7% 119th Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 48.1% 2023 up 9.8% 66th Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 0.6% 2023 down 4.3% 106th Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 1.37 million tonnes 2023 up 70.6% 86th Agricultural land use 1.20 million hectares 2023 down 1.9% 137th Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 1.00 million tonnes 2023 up 17.9% 108th Per capita meat and fish consumption 29.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 46.4% 67th Fertilizer use per capita 0.62 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 74.6% 113th Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -1.9% 2023 up 35.6% 166th Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 61.05 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 48.0% 100th Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 18.27 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 12.7% 116th Nitrogen fertilizer use 37,283 tonnes 2023 down 46.1% 102nd Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate 0.0858 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.8% 49th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.1109 % change on previous year 2024 down 88.6% 46th Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 2,016 kg/ha 2024 down 3.4% 53rd Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 443,702 1000 USD 2024 up 42.2% 54th Beans, dry — Area harvested 101,544 ha 2024 down 16.4% 33rd Beans, dry — Production 100,356 t 2024 down 16.9% 35th Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 4,075 1000 Int$ 2024 up 4.8% 72nd Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 70.07 2024 down 27.8% 118th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 68.35 2024 down 29.8% 117th Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0302 t per person 2024 up 28.3% 79th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 12,708 t 2024 up 117.4% 83rd Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 203 ha 2024 down 21.6% 90th Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 76,496 1000 Int$ 2024 down 16.9% 35th Beans, dry — Yield 988.3 kg/ha 2024 down 0.6% 76th Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.5% 66th Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0522 t per person 2024 up 21.9% 104th Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 4.5% 2025 up 17.6% 117th Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 20.7% 2025 down 26.9% 84th Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 13.9% 2025 down 23.5% 98th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 400.43 1000 No 2025 down 11.1% 91st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 344.97 1000 No 2025 down 16.0% 81st ← Previous Page 7 of 62 Next →