> In 2024 El Salvador produced 79,461 t of all roots and tubers, the 145th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/el-salvador/

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# All roots and tubers production in El Salvador

In 2024 El Salvador produced 79,461 t of all roots and tubers, the 145th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 115,013 t in 1994. Area harvested: 6,511 ha, yield 12.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

[Market prices in El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/country/el-salvador/)

Production, 202479,461 t
World rank145 of 192
10-year change−12%
Record115,013 t1994

## All roots and tubers in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## El Salvador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.01%0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha12.2world 13.1 (−7.0%)
kg per person12.5world 116
10-year change−12%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 143 | [Vanuatu](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/vanuatu/) | 83,263 | 0.01% |
| 144 | [Cyprus](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cyprus/) | 81,750 | 0.01% |
| 145 | **El Salvador** | 79,461 | 0.01% |
| 146 | [Eswatini](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/eswatini/) | 77,953 | 0.01% |
| 147 | [Slovenia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/slovenia/) | 74,640 | 0.01% |

[Full ranking of 192 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

### Map of world production of roots and tubers

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 | 79,461 | −4.8% | 6,511 | 12.20 |
| 2023 | 83,473 | −6.2% | 6,708 | 12.44 |
| 2022 | 89,004 | −10% | 6,966 | 12.78 |
| 2021 | 99,426 | +22% | 7,597 | 13.09 |
| 2020 | 81,299 | +3.4% | 6,592 | 12.33 |
| 2019 | 78,644 | −14% | 6,531 | 12.04 |
| 2018 | 90,979 | −7.9% | 7,057 | 12.89 |
| 2017 | 98,807 | +6.7% | 7,420 | 13.32 |
| 2016 | 92,582 | −0.1% | 7,687 | 12.04 |
| 2015 | 92,643 | +2.8% | 7,571 | 12.24 |
| 2014 | 90,108 | −5.0% | 7,214 | 12.49 |
| 2013 | 94,888 | +16% | 7,506 | 12.64 |
| 2012 | 81,953 | +2.3% | 7,749 | 10.58 |
| 2011 | 80,079 | +9.8% | 6,789 | 11.80 |
| 2010 | 72,949 | −0.1% | 6,141 | 11.88 |
| 2009 | 73,017 | −3.2% | 5,870 | 12.44 |
| 2008 | 75,460 | +3.7% | 5,784 | 13.05 |
| 2007 | 72,765 | +5.3% | 5,369 | 13.55 |
| 2006 | 69,088 | −4.0% | 4,934 | 14.00 |
| 2005 | 71,982 | +4.5% | 5,048 | 14.26 |
| 2004 | 68,914 | −13% | 4,908 | 14.04 |
| 2003 | 79,055 | −7.2% | 4,986 | 15.86 |
| 2002 | 85,169 | +0.4% | 5,126 | 16.62 |
| 2001 | 84,841 | −1.4% | 5,116 | 16.58 |
| 2000 | 86,019 | +3.3% | 4,987 | 17.25 |
| 1999 | 83,287 | +16% | 5,073 | 16.42 |
| 1998 | 72,060 | −11% | 4,036 | 17.85 |
| 1997 | 80,550 | −3.8% | 5,016 | 16.06 |
| 1996 | 83,702 | −13% | 4,870 | 17.19 |
| 1995 | 95,695 | −17% | 5,558 | 17.22 |
| 1994 | 115,013 | +130% | 5,940 | 19.36 |
| 1993 | 49,980 | −6.0% | 2,705 | 18.48 |
| 1992 | 53,160 | +33% | 3,215 | 16.53 |
| 1991 | 40,025 | +11% | 2,691 | 14.87 |
| 1990 | 36,050 | −2.3% | 2,370 | 15.21 |
| 1989 | 36,899 | +35% | 2,431 | 15.18 |
| 1988 | 27,415 | −10% | 2,025 | 13.54 |
| 1987 | 30,612 | −2.3% | 2,165 | 14.14 |
| 1986 | 31,332 | +0.1% | 2,200 | 14.24 |
| 1985 | 31,315 | +0.7% | 2,245 | 13.95 |
| 1984 | 31,106 | +17% | 2,230 | 13.95 |
| 1983 | 26,632 | −3.1% | 2,160 | 12.33 |
| 1982 | 27,484 | −8.8% | 2,310 | 11.90 |
| 1981 | 30,140 | +15% | 2,458 | 12.26 |
| 1980 | 26,258 | +9.4% | 2,043 | 12.85 |
| 1979 | 24,004 | +22% | 2,011 | 11.94 |
| 1978 | 19,690 | +34% | 1,881 | 10.47 |
| 1977 | 14,735 | −12% | 1,515 | 9.73 |
| 1976 | 16,729 | −28% | 1,599 | 10.46 |
| 1975 | 23,394 | −14% | 2,168 | 10.79 |
| 1974 | 27,088 | +7.2% | 1,966 | 13.78 |
| 1973 | 25,280 | +29% | 1,856 | 13.62 |
| 1972 | 19,646 | +17% | 1,555 | 12.63 |
| 1971 | 16,739 | +16% | 1,555 | 10.76 |
| 1970 | 14,460 | −7.1% | 1,850 | 7.82 |
| 1969 | 15,560 | +4.1% | 2,050 | 7.59 |
| 1968 | 14,950 | −0.7% | 1,950 | 7.67 |
| 1967 | 15,050 | −0.6% | 1,850 | 8.14 |
| 1966 | 15,140 | +3.4% | 1,948 | 7.77 |
| 1965 | 14,640 | +5.9% | 1,848 | 7.92 |
| 1964 | 13,830 | +5.3% | 1,846 | 7.49 |
| 1963 | 13,130 | +4.0% | 1,746 | 7.52 |
| 1962 | 12,620 | +6.8% | 1,720 | 7.34 |
| 1961 | 11,820 | — | 1,675 | 7.06 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of roots and tubers in El Salvador?

El Salvador produced 79,461 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

El Salvador ranked 145th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

### How has the production of roots and tubers in El Salvador changed?

It fell by 12% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 115,013 t in 1994.

### What is the yield of roots and tubers in El Salvador?

12.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (79,461 t from 6,511 ha), against a world average of 13.1 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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/nigeria/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/india/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/dr-congo/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ghana/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/thailand/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/brazil/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ukraine/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/united-states/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/indonesia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/russia/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing all roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

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[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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