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.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,939 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 1,634 kg per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 2,039 kg per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 1,987 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,610 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 2,051 kg per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 2,119 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,736 kg per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 1,887 kg per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 2,250 kg per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 2,155 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1,910 kg per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 2,477 kg per hectare | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 2,472 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,486 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,633 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2,803 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2,615 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2,905 kg per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2,727 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,726 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,492 kg per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 2,782 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2,713 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2,486 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 2,288 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2,746 kg per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 2,910 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2,380 kg per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 2,777 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 2,732 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,950 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2,757 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2,777 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,819 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2,819 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 82% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2,819 kg per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,932 kg per hectare, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (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.