All sugar crops production in El Salvador
In 2024 El Salvador produced 7.3 million t of all sugar crops, the 30th largest in the world (0.33% 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 estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 7.3 million t
- World rank
- 30 of 137
- 10-year change
- +7.8%
- Record
- 7.7 million t
- 2019
All sugar crops in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
El Salvador compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.33%
- 0.31% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 95.8
- world 70.9 (+35%)
- kg per person
- 1,153
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +7.8%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Cuba | 9,050,600 | 0.41% |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 7,816,758 | 0.35% |
| 30 | El Salvador | 7,310,908 | 0.33% |
| 31 | Paraguay | 6,864,550 | 0.31% |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 6,617,424 | 0.30% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 crops in El Salvador?
El Salvador produced 7.3 million t in 2024, 0.33% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
El Salvador ranked 30th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in El Salvador changed?
It rose by 7.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 7.7 million t in 2019.
What is the yield of sugar crops in El Salvador?
95.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (7.3 million t from 76,307 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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.