> 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%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/el-salvador/

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# 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.

[Market prices in El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/country/el-salvador/)

Production, 2024895,000 t
World rank112 of 177
10-year change−11%
Record1.1 million t2012

## All cereals in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## El Salvador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.03%0.04% in 2014
Yield, t/ha2.8world 4.2 (−33%)
kg per person141world 384
10-year change−11%world +11%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 110 | [Portugal](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/portugal/) | 1,017,320 | 0.03% |
| 111 | [Rwanda](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/rwanda/) | 975,199 | 0.03% |
| 112 | **El Salvador** | 895,000 | 0.03% |
| 113 | [Burundi](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/burundi/) | 789,542 | 0.03% |
| 114 | [Honduras](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/honduras/) | 770,043 | 0.02% |

[Full ranking of 177 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/)

### Map of world production of cereals

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/china/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/united-states/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/india/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/brazil/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/russia/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/argentina/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/indonesia/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/bangladesh/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/canada/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/pakistan/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/ukraine/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/france/)
[All countries producing all cereals](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/)

## Other products of El Salvador

[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/el-salvador/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/el-salvador/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/el-salvador/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/el-salvador/)[Molasses](https://husfarm.com/production/molasses/el-salvador/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/el-salvador/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/el-salvador/)[Beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/el-salvador/)[Sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/el-salvador/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/el-salvador/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/el-salvador/)[Oranges](https://husfarm.com/production/oranges/el-salvador/)
[Agricultural production in El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/production/country/el-salvador/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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