All cereals production in El Salvador
In 2024 El Salvador produced 895,000 t of all cereals, the 112th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 11%. The record was 1.1 million t in 2012. Area harvested: 317,461 ha, yield 2.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 895,000 t
- World rank
- 112 of 177
- 10-year change
- −11%
- Record
- 1.1 million t
- 2012
All cereals in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
El Salvador compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.04% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.8
- world 4.2 (−33%)
- kg per person
- 141
- world 384
- 10-year change
- −11%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Portugal | 1,017,320 | 0.03% |
| 111 | Rwanda | 975,199 | 0.03% |
| 112 | El Salvador | 895,000 | 0.03% |
| 113 | Burundi | 789,542 | 0.03% |
| 114 | Honduras | 770,043 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of cereals
Share of the world total; El Salvador is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 895,000 | +1.6% | 317,461 | 2.82 |
| 2023 | 881,000 | −2.1% | 317,277 | 2.78 |
| 2022 | 900,080 | −5.2% | 326,454 | 2.76 |
| 2021 | 949,884 | +4.2% | 321,959 | 2.95 |
| 2020 | 911,984 | −1.0% | 333,820 | 2.73 |
| 2019 | 921,410 | +13% | 331,804 | 2.78 |
| 2018 | 817,563 | −21% | 343,550 | 2.38 |
| 2017 | 1,030,124 | −4.0% | 354,029 | 2.91 |
| 2016 | 1,072,962 | +26% | 390,803 | 2.75 |
| 2015 | 854,471 | −15% | 373,447 | 2.29 |
| 2014 | 1,001,957 | −4.0% | 403,081 | 2.49 |
| 2013 | 1,043,725 | −4.3% | 384,707 | 2.71 |
| 2012 | 1,090,739 | +18% | 392,041 | 2.78 |
| 2011 | 923,938 | −4.6% | 370,766 | 2.49 |
| 2010 | 968,601 | −2.1% | 355,322 | 2.73 |
| 2009 | 989,851 | −4.6% | 362,998 | 2.73 |
| 2008 | 1,037,707 | +21% | 357,174 | 2.91 |
| 2007 | 860,076 | −8.2% | 328,871 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 937,085 | +4.7% | 334,321 | 2.80 |
| 2005 | 894,975 | +8.9% | 339,950 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 822,195 | +3.9% | 330,716 | 2.49 |
| 2003 | 791,458 | −2.8% | 320,104 | 2.47 |
| 2002 | 814,224 | +7.2% | 328,728 | 2.48 |
| 2001 | 759,720 | −2.5% | 397,822 | 1.91 |
| 2000 | 778,822 | −9.1% | 361,354 | 2.16 |
| 1999 | 856,578 | +9.4% | 380,695 | 2.25 |
| 1998 | 783,085 | +1.3% | 415,065 | 1.89 |
| 1997 | 773,383 | −11% | 445,424 | 1.74 |
| 1996 | 867,270 | −3.6% | 409,220 | 2.12 |
| 1995 | 899,378 | +24% | 438,445 | 2.05 |
| 1994 | 727,310 | −20% | 451,850 | 1.61 |
| 1993 | 909,194 | −8.3% | 457,590 | 1.99 |
| 1992 | 991,700 | +36% | 486,290 | 2.04 |
| 1991 | 728,608 | −12% | 446,040 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 824,923 | +2.9% | 425,367 | 1.94 |
| 1989 | 801,743 | −0.6% | 411,435 | 1.95 |
| 1988 | 806,559 | +25% | 417,690 | 1.93 |
| 1987 | 646,518 | +2.4% | 415,730 | 1.56 |
| 1986 | 631,450 | −9.4% | 389,760 | 1.62 |
| 1985 | 696,878 | −4.7% | 385,140 | 1.81 |
| 1984 | 731,047 | +20% | 374,920 | 1.95 |
| 1983 | 609,505 | +6.3% | 364,687 | 1.67 |
| 1982 | 573,620 | −16% | 368,889 | 1.55 |
| 1981 | 685,762 | −6.1% | 405,455 | 1.69 |
| 1980 | 729,969 | −1.5% | 427,881 | 1.71 |
| 1979 | 741,322 | +3.0% | 433,861 | 1.71 |
| 1978 | 719,568 | +28% | 414,995 | 1.73 |
| 1977 | 563,638 | +5.5% | 389,466 | 1.45 |
| 1976 | 534,493 | −21% | 372,897 | 1.43 |
| 1975 | 674,765 | +31% | 395,500 | 1.71 |
| 1974 | 515,945 | −14% | 350,000 | 1.47 |
| 1973 | 599,157 | +43% | 329,609 | 1.82 |
| 1972 | 418,234 | −29% | 346,430 | 1.21 |
| 1971 | 588,446 | +6.1% | 350,854 | 1.68 |
| 1970 | 554,495 | +25% | 342,020 | 1.62 |
| 1969 | 442,718 | −4.0% | 318,623 | 1.39 |
| 1968 | 461,375 | +17% | 340,795 | 1.35 |
| 1967 | 394,787 | −8.4% | 323,746 | 1.22 |
| 1966 | 431,021 | +25% | 334,946 | 1.29 |
| 1965 | 343,492 | +9.9% | 317,394 | 1.08 |
| 1964 | 312,431 | −2.1% | 267,679 | 1.17 |
| 1963 | 319,014 | −2.7% | 277,880 | 1.15 |
| 1962 | 327,834 | +18% | 302,463 | 1.08 |
| 1961 | 278,612 | — | 297,088 | 0.94 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in El Salvador?
El Salvador produced 895,000 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of cereals?
El Salvador ranked 112th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in El Salvador changed?
It fell by 11% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 1.1 million t in 2012.
What is the yield of cereals in El Salvador?
2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (895,000 t from 317,461 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for El Salvador is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.