Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 2,819 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in El Salvador is 2,819 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in El Salvador peaked at 2,950 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,610 kg per hectare, in 1994.
That places El Salvador 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,925 kg per hectare | 1,610 kg per hectare | 2,250 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,518 kg per hectare | 1,910 kg per hectare | 2,905 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,630 kg per hectare | 2,288 kg per hectare | 2,910 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,807 kg per hectare | 2,732 kg per hectare | 2,950 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.362 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1087 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1087 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.157 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2333 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 4.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in El Salvador?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in El Salvador was 2,819 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,950 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,610 kg per hectare in 1994.
- How does El Salvador rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.