FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Potatoes production in El Salvador
In 2024 El Salvador produced 6,048 t of potatoes, the 132nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 8.9%. The record was 17,701 t in 2002. Area harvested: 187 ha, yield 32.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 6,048 t
- World rank
- 132 of 152
- 10-year change
- −8.9%
- Record
- 17,701 t
- 2002
Potatoes in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,048 | −9.4% | 187 | 32.34 |
| 2023 | 6,677 | −14% | 209 | 31.95 |
| 2022 | 7,727 | −16% | 238 | 32.47 |
| 2021 | 9,169 | −11% | 280 | 32.75 |
| 2020 | 10,340 | +22% | 376 | 27.50 |
| 2019 | 8,468 | −20% | 321 | 26.38 |
| 2018 | 10,597 | +0.0% | 363 | 29.19 |
| 2017 | 10,595 | −20% | 363 | 29.19 |
| 2016 | 13,304 | +87% | 521 | 25.54 |
| 2015 | 7,127 | +7.3% | 274 | 26.01 |
| 2014 | 6,642 | −47% | 253 | 26.25 |
| 2013 | 12,611 | +141% | 296 | 42.60 |
| 2012 | 5,234 | +40% | 177 | 29.57 |
| 2011 | 3,730 | −30% | 190 | 19.63 |
| 2010 | 5,326 | 0.0% | 211 | 25.24 |
| 2009 | 5,326 | −7.3% | 211 | 25.24 |
| 2008 | 5,748 | +11% | 263 | 21.86 |
| 2007 | 5,178 | +1.2% | 237 | 21.85 |
| 2006 | 5,116 | +41% | 232 | 22.05 |
| 2005 | 3,628 | −10% | 164 | 22.12 |
| 2004 | 4,043 | −68% | 140 | 28.88 |
| 2003 | 12,727 | −28% | 559 | 22.77 |
| 2002 | 17,701 | +4.8% | 750 | 23.60 |
| 2001 | 16,896 | +4.4% | 735 | 22.99 |
| 2000 | 16,184 | +16% | 700 | 23.12 |
| 1999 | 13,984 | +16% | 665 | 21.03 |
| 1998 | 12,070 | +55% | 560 | 21.55 |
| 1997 | 7,800 | +0.6% | 560 | 13.93 |
| 1996 | 7,750 | +0.6% | 483 | 16.05 |
| 1995 | 7,700 | +1.3% | 550 | 14.00 |
| 1994 | 7,600 | +1.3% | 540 | 14.07 |
| 1993 | 7,500 | −3.8% | 530 | 14.15 |
| 1992 | 7,800 | +4.0% | 540 | 14.44 |
| 1991 | 7,500 | +7.1% | 520 | 14.42 |
| 1990 | 7,000 | −11% | 500 | 14.00 |
| 1989 | 7,850 | +231% | 540 | 14.54 |
| 1988 | 2,375 | 0.0% | 250 | 9.50 |
| 1987 | 2,375 | −2.1% | 250 | 9.50 |
| 1986 | 2,426 | −3.8% | 250 | 9.70 |
| 1985 | 2,523 | −7.1% | 260 | 9.70 |
| 1984 | 2,717 | −9.4% | 280 | 9.70 |
| 1983 | 3,000 | −25% | 280 | 10.71 |
| 1982 | 4,000 | −20% | 290 | 13.79 |
| 1981 | 5,000 | −18% | 300 | 16.67 |
| 1980 | 6,086 | +59% | 305 | 19.95 |
| 1979 | 3,832 | −6.3% | 271 | 14.14 |
| 1978 | 4,090 | +147% | 321 | 12.74 |
| 1977 | 1,654 | −57% | 192 | 8.61 |
| 1976 | 3,843 | −41% | 210 | 18.30 |
| 1975 | 6,534 | −42% | 360 | 18.15 |
| 1974 | 11,267 | +8.3% | 658 | 17.12 |
| 1973 | 10,400 | +89% | 600 | 17.33 |
| 1972 | 5,490 | +68% | 350 | 15.69 |
| 1971 | 3,269 | +17% | 400 | 8.17 |
| 1970 | 2,800 | −20% | 400 | 7.00 |
| 1969 | 3,500 | −2.8% | 500 | 7.00 |
| 1968 | 3,600 | −12% | 500 | 7.20 |
| 1967 | 4,100 | −16% | 500 | 8.20 |
| 1966 | 4,900 | +6.5% | 600 | 8.17 |
| 1965 | 4,600 | +9.5% | 600 | 7.67 |
| 1964 | 4,200 | +5.0% | 600 | 7.00 |
| 1963 | 4,000 | +5.3% | 600 | 6.67 |
| 1962 | 3,800 | +5.6% | 575 | 6.61 |
| 1961 | 3,600 | — | 630 | 5.71 |
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.