> In 2024 El Salvador produced 11,000 t of rice (paddy), the 97th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 74%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/rice/el-salvador/

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# Rice (paddy) production in El Salvador

In 2024 El Salvador produced 11,000 t of rice (paddy), the 97th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 74%. The record was 79,616 t in 1968. Area harvested: 1,567 ha, yield 7.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/rice/)[Market prices in El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/country/el-salvador/)

Production, 202411,000 t
World rank97 of 115
10-year change−74%
Record79,616 t1968

## Rice (paddy) in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## El Salvador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha7.0world 4.8 (+48%)
kg per person1.74world 100
10-year change−74%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 95 | [Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/ukraine/) | 15,000 | 0.00% |
| 96 | [Romania](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/romania/) | 14,400 | 0.00% |
| 97 | **El Salvador** | 11,000 | 0.00% |
| 98 | [Fiji](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/fiji/) | 8,598 | 0.00% |
| 99 | [Hungary](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/hungary/) | 8,560 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 115 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

### Map of world production of rice (paddy)

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 | 11,000 | 0.0% | 1,567 | 7.02 |
| 2023 | 11,000 | −24% | 1,589 | 6.92 |
| 2022 | 14,504 | −24% | 2,108 | 6.88 |
| 2021 | 19,146 | −19% | 2,836 | 6.75 |
| 2020 | 23,497 | −15% | 3,207 | 7.33 |
| 2019 | 27,603 | +21% | 3,456 | 7.99 |
| 2018 | 22,764 | −23% | 3,558 | 6.40 |
| 2017 | 29,616 | +7.2% | 4,480 | 6.61 |
| 2016 | 27,617 | −29% | 3,985 | 6.93 |
| 2015 | 38,782 | −7.3% | 6,061 | 6.40 |
| 2014 | 41,838 | +15% | 7,099 | 5.89 |
| 2013 | 36,254 | +28% | 5,884 | 6.16 |
| 2012 | 28,325 | +11% | 4,428 | 6.40 |
| 2011 | 25,589 | −26% | 4,671 | 5.48 |
| 2010 | 34,479 | −14% | 4,916 | 7.01 |
| 2009 | 40,188 | +14% | 5,823 | 6.90 |
| 2008 | 35,218 | +12% | 4,437 | 7.94 |
| 2007 | 31,540 | +1.7% | 4,225 | 7.47 |
| 2006 | 31,011 | +19% | 4,194 | 7.39 |
| 2005 | 25,984 | −2.0% | 3,603 | 7.21 |
| 2004 | 26,519 | +18% | 3,992 | 6.64 |
| 2003 | 22,515 | −23% | 3,320 | 6.78 |
| 2002 | 29,098 | −23% | 4,900 | 5.94 |
| 2001 | 37,720 | −20% | 6,257 | 6.03 |
| 2000 | 47,204 | −18% | 8,155 | 5.79 |
| 1999 | 57,364 | +12% | 10,920 | 5.25 |
| 1998 | 51,377 | −22% | 10,325 | 4.98 |
| 1997 | 66,055 | +19% | 14,871 | 4.44 |
| 1996 | 55,292 | +8.2% | 10,710 | 5.16 |
| 1995 | 51,106 | −21% | 9,590 | 5.33 |
| 1994 | 64,639 | −13% | 14,910 | 4.34 |
| 1993 | 74,474 | +3.5% | 15,820 | 4.71 |
| 1992 | 71,962 | +17% | 16,520 | 4.36 |
| 1991 | 61,438 | −0.4% | 16,310 | 3.77 |
| 1990 | 61,691 | −3.2% | 14,257 | 4.33 |
| 1989 | 63,719 | +11% | 15,515 | 4.11 |
| 1988 | 57,270 | +36% | 13,790 | 4.15 |
| 1987 | 42,069 | −10% | 11,690 | 3.60 |
| 1986 | 46,938 | −32% | 12,040 | 3.90 |
| 1985 | 68,890 | +8.8% | 17,290 | 3.98 |
| 1984 | 63,337 | +46% | 15,330 | 4.13 |
| 1983 | 43,240 | +22% | 12,587 | 3.44 |
| 1982 | 35,420 | −29% | 11,189 | 3.17 |
| 1981 | 50,130 | −17% | 13,846 | 3.62 |
| 1980 | 60,720 | +4.2% | 16,783 | 3.62 |
| 1979 | 58,245 | +15% | 14,770 | 3.94 |
| 1978 | 50,807 | +55% | 13,895 | 3.66 |
| 1977 | 32,800 | −8.1% | 12,460 | 2.63 |
| 1976 | 35,701 | −41% | 13,797 | 2.59 |
| 1975 | 60,720 | +89% | 16,940 | 3.58 |
| 1974 | 32,094 | −14% | 11,130 | 2.88 |
| 1973 | 37,237 | +4.5% | 9,520 | 3.91 |
| 1972 | 35,632 | −35% | 10,990 | 3.24 |
| 1971 | 54,846 | +24% | 14,644 | 3.75 |
| 1970 | 44,231 | +24% | 11,900 | 3.72 |
| 1969 | 35,682 | −55% | 10,710 | 3.33 |
| 1968 | 79,616 | +2.3% | 27,300 | 2.92 |
| 1967 | 77,847 | +54% | 28,000 | 2.78 |
| 1966 | 50,427 | +45% | 19,725 | 2.56 |
| 1965 | 34,875 | +5.4% | 13,230 | 2.64 |
| 1964 | 33,077 | +60% | 14,806 | 2.23 |
| 1963 | 20,637 | −19% | 9,100 | 2.27 |
| 1962 | 25,634 | +43% | 10,863 | 2.36 |
| 1961 | 17,882 | — | 8,888 | 2.01 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports2,653 t USD 1.4 m
Exporter rank24 of 86
Imports71,032 t USD 34.7 m
Importer rank10 of 149
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/rice/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of rice (paddy) in El Salvador?

El Salvador produced 11,000 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of rice (paddy)?

El Salvador ranked 97th of 115 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.6% of the world total.

### How has the production of rice (paddy) in El Salvador changed?

It fell by 74% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 79,616 t in 1968.

### What is the yield of rice (paddy) in El Salvador?

7.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (11,000 t from 1,567 ha), against a world average of 4.8 t/ha.

### Does El Salvador export or import rice?

In 2024 El Salvador reported exports of 2,653 t (USD 1.4 m) and imports of 71,032 t (USD 34.7 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 from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/china/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/bangladesh/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/indonesia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/vietnam/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/thailand/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/myanmar/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/philippines/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/pakistan/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/cambodia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/brazil/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/japan/)
[All countries producing rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

## 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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