Chicken meat production in El Salvador
In 2024 El Salvador produced 167,371 t of chicken meat, the 65th largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 42%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 167,371 t
- World rank
- 65 of 189
- 10-year change
- +42%
- Record
- 167,371 t
- 2024
Chicken meat in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
El Salvador compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.13%
- 0.12% in 2014
- kg per person
- 26.4
- world 15.7
- 10-year change
- +42%
- world +27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 168,997 | 0.13% |
| 64 | Syria | 168,188 | 0.13% |
| 65 | El Salvador | 167,371 | 0.13% |
| 66 | Côte d'Ivoire | 163,915 | 0.13% |
| 67 | Tunisia | 163,333 | 0.13% |
Map of world production of chicken meat
Share of the world total; El Salvador is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 167,371 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 164,977 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 159,500 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 155,406 | +18% |
| 2020 | 131,542 | −10% |
| 2019 | 146,782 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 143,925 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 136,238 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | 136,318 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 127,273 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 117,682 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 113,850 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 109,545 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 108,519 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 104,545 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 97,727 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 96,136 | −10% |
| 2007 | 106,818 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 101,364 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 98,625 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 92,111 | +17% |
| 2003 | 78,550 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78,539 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 74,075 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | 76,138 | +65% |
| 1999 | 46,240 | −3.4% |
| 1998 | 47,870 | +10% |
| 1997 | 43,518 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 40,560 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 40,033 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 37,568 | −15% |
| 1993 | 44,190 | +11% |
| 1992 | 39,970 | +12% |
| 1991 | 35,550 | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 32,500 | −14% |
| 1989 | 37,666 | +18% |
| 1988 | 31,906 | +11% |
| 1987 | 28,771 | −0.2% |
| 1986 | 28,841 | +17% |
| 1985 | 24,732 | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 22,805 | +24% |
| 1983 | 18,453 | +12% |
| 1982 | 16,440 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 15,984 | +21% |
| 1980 | 13,176 | −18% |
| 1979 | 16,117 | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 14,923 | +15% |
| 1977 | 12,963 | +57% |
| 1976 | 8,277 | +40% |
| 1975 | 5,912 | +36% |
| 1974 | 4,343 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 4,300 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,300 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 4,290 | −3.2% |
| 1970 | 4,430 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 4,205 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 3,974 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 3,772 | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 3,580 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 3,401 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 3,238 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 3,083 | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 2,943 | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 2,815 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 675 t USD 2.5 m
- Exporter rank
- 81 of 123
- Imports
- 16,333 t USD 31.3 m
- Importer rank
- 94 of 189
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of chicken meat in El Salvador?
El Salvador produced 167,371 t in 2024, 0.13% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of chicken meat?
El Salvador ranked 65th of 189 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 15.7% of the world total.
How has the production of chicken meat in El Salvador changed?
It rose by 42% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
Does El Salvador export or import meat of chickens, fresh or chilled?
In 2024 El Salvador reported exports of 675 t (USD 2.5 m) and imports of 16,333 t (USD 31.3 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
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 imputed by FAO. 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.