> In 2024 El Salvador produced 370 t of cocoa beans, the 42nd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.1%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/el-salvador/

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# Cocoa beans production in El Salvador

In 2024 El Salvador produced 370 t of cocoa beans, the 42nd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.1%. The record was 483 t in 1990. Area harvested: 875 ha, yield 0.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Production, 2024370 t
World rank42 of 57
10-year change+1.1%
Record483 t1990

## Cocoa beans in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## El Salvador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.01%0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.4world 0.5 (−11%)
kg per person0.06world 0.64
10-year change+1.1%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 40 | [Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/angola/) | 465 | 0.01% |
| 41 | [Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/malaysia/) | 445 | 0.01% |
| 42 | **El Salvador** | 370 | 0.01% |
| 43 | [Panama](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/panama/) | 291 | 0.01% |
| 44 | [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/) | 231 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 57 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/)

### Map of world production of cocoa beans

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 | 370 | −0.3% | 875 | 0.42 |
| 2023 | 371 | +0.3% | 873 | 0.42 |
| 2022 | 370 | +0.3% | 868 | 0.43 |
| 2021 | 369 | −1.6% | 886 | 0.42 |
| 2020 | 375 | +1.9% | 864 | 0.43 |
| 2019 | 368 | +1.4% | 852 | 0.43 |
| 2018 | 363 | +3.7% | 942 | 0.39 |
| 2017 | 350 | −3.8% | 838 | 0.42 |
| 2016 | 364 | +0.3% | 777 | 0.47 |
| 2015 | 363 | −0.8% | 786 | 0.46 |
| 2014 | 366 | +98% | 692 | 0.53 |
| 2013 | 185 | +2.8% | 800 | 0.23 |
| 2012 | 180 | +0.6% | 800 | 0.23 |
| 2011 | 179 | −5.8% | 789 | 0.23 |
| 2010 | 190 | +5.6% | 750 | 0.25 |
| 2009 | 180 | +13% | 700 | 0.26 |
| 2008 | 160 | −11% | 680 | 0.24 |
| 2007 | 180 | +2.9% | 650 | 0.28 |
| 2006 | 175 | −2.8% | 620 | 0.28 |
| 2005 | 180 | −5.3% | 600 | 0.30 |
| 2004 | 190 | +12% | 570 | 0.33 |
| 2003 | 170 | 0.0% | 550 | 0.31 |
| 2002 | 170 | +6.3% | 530 | 0.32 |
| 2001 | 160 | +6.7% | 500 | 0.32 |
| 2000 | 150 | +6.4% | 490 | 0.31 |
| 1999 | 141 | +2.2% | 486 | 0.29 |
| 1998 | 138 | +3.8% | 477 | 0.29 |
| 1997 | 133 | +5.6% | 457 | 0.29 |
| 1996 | 126 | +5.0% | 436 | 0.29 |
| 1995 | 120 | +6.2% | 415 | 0.29 |
| 1994 | 113 | +6.6% | 393 | 0.29 |
| 1993 | 106 | +6.0% | 372 | 0.28 |
| 1992 | 100 | +7.5% | 350 | 0.29 |
| 1991 | 93 | −81% | 328 | 0.28 |
| 1990 | 483 | +21% | 458 | 1.05 |
| 1989 | 400 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.00 |
| 1988 | 400 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 400 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | 400 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 400 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.00 |
| 1984 | 400 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.00 |
| 1983 | 400 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.00 |
| 1982 | 400 | +21% | 400 | 1.00 |
| 1981 | 330 | +3.1% | 370 | 0.89 |
| 1980 | 320 | +3.2% | 370 | 0.86 |
| 1979 | 310 | +1.3% | 365 | 0.85 |
| 1978 | 306 | +2.7% | 360 | 0.85 |
| 1977 | 298 | +19% | 350 | 0.85 |
| 1976 | 250 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.63 |
| 1975 | 250 | −16% | 400 | 0.63 |
| 1974 | 298 | −0.7% | 350 | 0.85 |
| 1973 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1972 | 300 | +46% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1971 | 206 | −31% | 400 | 0.52 |
| 1970 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1969 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1968 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1967 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1966 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1965 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1964 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1963 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1962 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 1961 | 300 | — | 400 | 0.75 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports49 t USD 514,000
Exporter rank64 of 93
Imports753 t USD 1.6 m
Importer rank42 of 108
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](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of cocoa beans in El Salvador?

El Salvador produced 370 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of cocoa beans?

El Salvador ranked 42nd of 57 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Côte d'Ivoire with 36.1% of the world total.

### How has the production of cocoa beans in El Salvador changed?

It rose by 1.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 483 t in 1990.

### What is the yield of cocoa beans in El Salvador?

0.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (370 t from 875 ha), against a world average of 0.5 t/ha.

### Does El Salvador export or import cocoa beans?

In 2024 El Salvador reported exports of 49 t (USD 514,000) and imports of 753 t (USD 1.6 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 estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/cote-divoire/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/indonesia/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/ghana/)[Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/ecuador/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/nigeria/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/cameroon/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/brazil/)[Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/peru/)[Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/sierra-leone/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/colombia/)[Dominican Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/dominican-republic/)[Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/uganda/)
[All countries producing cocoa beans](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/)

## 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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