Cereal production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereal production was 895,000 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in El Salvador is 895,000 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in El Salvador peaked at 1.09 million metric tons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 278,612 metric tons, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 111th of 181 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 367,920 metric tons | 278,612 metric tons | 461,375 metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 591,006 metric tons | 418,234 metric tons | 741,322 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 691,305 metric tons | 573,620 metric tons | 806,559 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 836,143 metric tons | 727,310 metric tons | 991,700 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 868,612 metric tons | 759,720 metric tons | 1.04 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 972,548 metric tons | 817,563 metric tons | 1.09 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 907,590 metric tons | 881,000 metric tons | 949,884 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 24.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.56 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 317,461 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,819 kg per hectare (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 74.6 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in El Salvador?
- Cereal production in El Salvador was 895,000 metric tons in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million metric tons in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,612 metric tons in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereal production?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.