All pulses production in El Salvador
In 2024 El Salvador produced 100,356 t of all pulses, the 74th largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 17%. The record was 120,795 t in 2014. Area harvested: 101,544 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 100,356 t
- World rank
- 74 of 170
- 10-year change
- −17%
- Record
- 120,795 t
- 2014
All pulses in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
El Salvador compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.10%
- 0.16% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.0
- world 1.1 (−7.1%)
- kg per person
- 15.8
- world 11.9
- 10-year change
- −17%
- world +26%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Algeria | 114,846 | 0.12% |
| 73 | Denmark | 111,000 | 0.11% |
| 74 | El Salvador | 100,356 | 0.10% |
| 75 | Czechia | 97,080 | 0.10% |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 96,475 | 0.10% |
Map of world production of pulses
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 | 100,356 | +3.5% | 101,544 | 0.99 |
| 2023 | 97,002 | +6.5% | 98,372 | 0.99 |
| 2022 | 91,069 | −13% | 89,863 | 1.01 |
| 2021 | 104,674 | +22% | 96,745 | 1.08 |
| 2020 | 85,560 | −15% | 99,824 | 0.86 |
| 2019 | 100,473 | +8.0% | 98,078 | 1.02 |
| 2018 | 92,999 | −1.5% | 97,858 | 0.95 |
| 2017 | 94,401 | −22% | 98,130 | 0.96 |
| 2016 | 120,649 | +25% | 124,249 | 0.97 |
| 2015 | 96,291 | −20% | 113,840 | 0.85 |
| 2014 | 120,795 | +2.5% | 121,477 | 0.99 |
| 2013 | 117,807 | +9.3% | 119,883 | 0.98 |
| 2012 | 107,811 | +66% | 116,703 | 0.92 |
| 2011 | 64,835 | −9.1% | 97,625 | 0.66 |
| 2010 | 71,294 | −11% | 102,507 | 0.70 |
| 2009 | 80,110 | −16% | 104,062 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 95,255 | +34% | 107,933 | 0.88 |
| 2007 | 71,181 | −22% | 81,248 | 0.88 |
| 2006 | 90,742 | +39% | 87,379 | 1.04 |
| 2005 | 65,110 | −23% | 85,556 | 0.76 |
| 2004 | 84,300 | +1.0% | 87,043 | 0.97 |
| 2003 | 83,484 | +1.0% | 83,878 | 1.00 |
| 2002 | 82,648 | +10% | 83,203 | 0.99 |
| 2001 | 74,934 | +9.9% | 85,179 | 0.88 |
| 2000 | 68,163 | +2.5% | 79,030 | 0.86 |
| 1999 | 66,484 | +43% | 74,410 | 0.89 |
| 1998 | 46,603 | −31% | 78,050 | 0.60 |
| 1997 | 67,507 | +14% | 82,985 | 0.81 |
| 1996 | 59,105 | +16% | 67,690 | 0.87 |
| 1995 | 51,138 | −17% | 60,620 | 0.84 |
| 1994 | 61,378 | −1.2% | 74,270 | 0.83 |
| 1993 | 62,141 | +0.3% | 74,340 | 0.84 |
| 1992 | 61,948 | −7.9% | 79,170 | 0.78 |
| 1991 | 67,234 | +28% | 77,420 | 0.87 |
| 1990 | 52,670 | +18% | 62,650 | 0.84 |
| 1989 | 44,574 | −22% | 64,019 | 0.70 |
| 1988 | 57,040 | +132% | 67,270 | 0.85 |
| 1987 | 24,564 | −51% | 62,510 | 0.39 |
| 1986 | 49,680 | +44% | 60,970 | 0.81 |
| 1985 | 34,555 | −29% | 58,310 | 0.59 |
| 1984 | 48,576 | +15% | 57,750 | 0.84 |
| 1983 | 42,241 | +11% | 56,350 | 0.75 |
| 1982 | 38,180 | −0.2% | 55,580 | 0.69 |
| 1981 | 38,264 | −1.9% | 39,859 | 0.96 |
| 1980 | 39,000 | −16% | 52,448 | 0.74 |
| 1979 | 46,521 | +8.4% | 55,035 | 0.85 |
| 1978 | 42,918 | +27% | 51,748 | 0.83 |
| 1977 | 33,743 | −16% | 52,588 | 0.64 |
| 1976 | 40,024 | +1.0% | 52,878 | 0.76 |
| 1975 | 39,643 | +18% | 55,860 | 0.71 |
| 1974 | 33,681 | −10% | 51,429 | 0.65 |
| 1973 | 37,476 | +37% | 45,108 | 0.83 |
| 1972 | 27,402 | −21% | 39,795 | 0.69 |
| 1971 | 34,500 | +15% | 39,900 | 0.86 |
| 1970 | 29,877 | +14% | 36,120 | 0.83 |
| 1969 | 26,287 | +24% | 32,875 | 0.80 |
| 1968 | 21,270 | +22% | 31,689 | 0.67 |
| 1967 | 17,486 | +13% | 28,417 | 0.62 |
| 1966 | 15,462 | −6.6% | 26,433 | 0.58 |
| 1965 | 16,546 | +34% | 23,520 | 0.70 |
| 1964 | 12,378 | −14% | 21,379 | 0.58 |
| 1963 | 14,462 | −21% | 27,783 | 0.52 |
| 1962 | 18,352 | +75% | 32,898 | 0.56 |
| 1961 | 10,479 | — | 21,468 | 0.49 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pulses in El Salvador?
El Salvador produced 100,356 t in 2024, 0.10% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of pulses?
El Salvador ranked 74th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of pulses in El Salvador changed?
It fell by 17% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 120,795 t in 2014.
What is the yield of pulses in El Salvador?
1.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (100,356 t from 101,544 ha), against a world average of 1.1 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 estimated 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.