Cashew nut production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cashew nut production was 1,122 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,122 tonnes
Change on year
down 16.9%
World rank
29th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3,846 tonnes
in 1996
All-time low
585.95 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cashew nut production in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nut production in El Salvador is 1,122 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut production in El Salvador peaked at 3,846 tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 585.95 tonnes, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nut production in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,500 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,550 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 1,550 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,600 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 1,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,650 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 1,650 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,700 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 1,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,750 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1,750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,800 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1,850 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,702 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 1,702 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,702 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,042 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 2,208 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 2,208 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,208 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,208 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,226 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2,195 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 2,162 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2,208 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1,895 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 1,858 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 2,024 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 2,098 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,000 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 2,400 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 2,800 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 2,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 3,846 tonnes | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 2,622 tonnes | -31.8% |
| 1998 | 2,622 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,530 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2,530 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,600 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,563 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,580 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,560 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,557 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,550 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,700 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2,422 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 2,245 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2,061 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,871 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 1,651 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 1,435 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 1,113 tonnes | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 804 tonnes | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 946 tonnes | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 585.95 tonnes | -38.1% |
| 2018 | 783 tonnes | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 932 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 1,056 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 1,056 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,311 tonnes | +24.2% |
| 2023 | 1,350 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1,122 tonnes | -16.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1,122 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,202 tonnes, 7% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1,122 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,641 tonnes, 68% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut production in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -38.1% | 946 tonnes | 585.95 tonnes |
| 2018 | +33.6% | 585.95 tonnes | 783 tonnes |
| 1997 | -31.8% | 3,846 tonnes | 2,622 tonnes |
| 1996 | +28.2% | 3,000 tonnes | 3,846 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,589 tonnes | 1,500 tonnes | 1,700 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,821 tonnes | 1,700 tonnes | 2,208 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,119 tonnes | 1,858 tonnes | 2,226 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,672 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 3,846 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,531 tonnes | 2,245 tonnes | 2,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,218 tonnes | 585.95 tonnes | 2,061 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,179 tonnes | 1,056 tonnes | 1,350 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut production in El Salvador?
- Cashew nut production in El Salvador was 1,122 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,846 tonnes in 1996.
- What is the lowest cashew nut production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 585.95 tonnes in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for cashew nut production?
- El Salvador ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut production rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cashew nut production is measured in tonnes.