Sugar cane production in El Salvador
In 2024 El Salvador produced 7.3 million t of sugar cane, the 23rd largest in the world (0.38% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 7.8%. The record was 7.7 million t in 2019. Area harvested: 76,307 ha, yield 95.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 7.3 million t
- World rank
- 23 of 94
- 10-year change
- +7.8%
- Record
- 7.7 million t
- 2019
Sugar cane in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
El Salvador compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.38%
- 0.36% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 95.8
- world 72.5 (+32%)
- kg per person
- 1,153
- world 238
- 10-year change
- +7.8%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Iran | 9,151,144 | 0.47% |
| 22 | Cuba | 9,050,600 | 0.47% |
| 23 | El Salvador | 7,310,908 | 0.38% |
| 24 | Paraguay | 6,864,550 | 0.35% |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 6,617,424 | 0.34% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
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 | 7,310,908 | +1.5% | 76,307 | 95.81 |
| 2023 | 7,200,000 | −2.0% | 75,771 | 95.02 |
| 2022 | 7,350,297 | −4.3% | 77,830 | 94.44 |
| 2021 | 7,681,286 | +2.3% | 78,362 | 98.02 |
| 2020 | 7,508,773 | −2.2% | 77,940 | 96.34 |
| 2019 | 7,681,286 | +5.3% | 79,569 | 96.54 |
| 2018 | 7,295,505 | +3.1% | 80,031 | 91.16 |
| 2017 | 7,078,586 | −1.7% | 78,503 | 90.17 |
| 2016 | 7,202,141 | +9.5% | 79,103 | 91.05 |
| 2015 | 6,578,486 | −3.0% | 81,408 | 80.81 |
| 2014 | 6,782,795 | −5.3% | 79,797 | 85.00 |
| 2013 | 7,162,995 | +10% | 77,152 | 92.84 |
| 2012 | 6,487,423 | +11% | 73,270 | 88.54 |
| 2011 | 5,832,008 | +14% | 68,080 | 85.66 |
| 2010 | 5,126,693 | −11% | 63,031 | 81.34 |
| 2009 | 5,736,063 | +9.3% | 62,419 | 91.90 |
| 2008 | 5,249,939 | +5.9% | 66,902 | 78.47 |
| 2007 | 4,956,477 | +1.6% | 63,162 | 78.47 |
| 2006 | 4,878,039 | +11% | 60,990 | 79.98 |
| 2005 | 4,404,850 | −17% | 54,273 | 81.16 |
| 2004 | 5,280,400 | +17% | 62,477 | 84.52 |
| 2003 | 4,531,531 | +0.1% | 67,730 | 66.91 |
| 2002 | 4,528,167 | −7.2% | 58,872 | 76.92 |
| 2001 | 4,877,241 | −5.1% | 58,872 | 82.84 |
| 2000 | 5,140,322 | −3.1% | 68,600 | 74.93 |
| 1999 | 5,306,627 | −4.6% | 77,140 | 68.79 |
| 1998 | 5,561,050 | +7.6% | 74,900 | 74.25 |
| 1997 | 5,169,880 | +5.3% | 69,850 | 74.01 |
| 1996 | 4,908,510 | +40% | 55,841 | 87.90 |
| 1995 | 3,515,322 | −1.4% | 49,000 | 71.74 |
| 1994 | 3,564,310 | −5.3% | 47,600 | 74.88 |
| 1993 | 3,762,983 | −16% | 47,740 | 78.82 |
| 1992 | 4,464,000 | +11% | 51,800 | 86.18 |
| 1991 | 4,038,000 | +37% | 49,910 | 80.91 |
| 1990 | 2,956,500 | +15% | 31,920 | 92.62 |
| 1989 | 2,582,000 | −5.6% | 28,910 | 89.31 |
| 1988 | 2,736,000 | −20% | 33,810 | 80.92 |
| 1987 | 3,405,000 | −6.6% | 41,125 | 82.80 |
| 1986 | 3,647,000 | +5.6% | 42,070 | 86.69 |
| 1985 | 3,455,000 | +1.6% | 40,385 | 85.55 |
| 1984 | 3,402,000 | +13% | 39,410 | 86.32 |
| 1983 | 3,016,000 | +27% | 34,020 | 88.65 |
| 1982 | 2,372,000 | +4.8% | 31,500 | 75.30 |
| 1981 | 2,263,000 | −12% | 27,440 | 82.47 |
| 1980 | 2,564,000 | −23% | 34,056 | 75.29 |
| 1979 | 3,321,000 | −7.6% | 37,021 | 89.71 |
| 1978 | 3,596,000 | +1.3% | 41,223 | 87.23 |
| 1977 | 3,550,000 | +12% | 41,265 | 86.03 |
| 1976 | 3,177,000 | +0.3% | 41,600 | 76.37 |
| 1975 | 3,166,000 | +7.2% | 41,958 | 75.46 |
| 1974 | 2,953,000 | +21% | 36,232 | 81.50 |
| 1973 | 2,440,000 | +5.5% | 32,629 | 74.78 |
| 1972 | 2,312,000 | +16% | 37,500 | 61.65 |
| 1971 | 1,991,000 | +25% | 36,200 | 55.00 |
| 1970 | 1,587,000 | +8.0% | 27,900 | 56.88 |
| 1969 | 1,469,000 | −2.6% | 29,600 | 49.63 |
| 1968 | 1,508,700 | −3.3% | 28,000 | 53.88 |
| 1967 | 1,560,800 | +4.9% | 27,900 | 55.94 |
| 1966 | 1,487,500 | +8.9% | 29,000 | 51.29 |
| 1965 | 1,366,000 | +34% | 27,700 | 49.31 |
| 1964 | 1,018,900 | +3.2% | 23,700 | 42.99 |
| 1963 | 987,700 | −4.1% | 23,000 | 42.94 |
| 1962 | 1,030,000 | +15% | 26,000 | 39.62 |
| 1961 | 895,900 | — | 24,500 | 36.57 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in El Salvador?
El Salvador produced 7.3 million t in 2024, 0.38% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
El Salvador ranked 23rd of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in El Salvador changed?
It rose by 7.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 7.7 million t in 2019.
What is the yield of sugar cane in El Salvador?
95.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (7.3 million t from 76,307 ha), against a world average of 72.5 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 imputed 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.