Egg production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Egg production was 65,596 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65,596 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 198 countries
All-time high
72,440 tonnes
in 2014
All-time low
14,100 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg 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
In 2024, egg production in El Salvador stood at 65,596 tonnes.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in El Salvador peaked at 72,440 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14,100 tonnes, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,100 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 15,800 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 16,600 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 17,600 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 18,600 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 19,700 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 20,800 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 22,100 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 21,165 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 21,900 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 20,690 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 22,570 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 23,460 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 26,950 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 31,260 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 33,880 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 37,520 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 37,610 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 36,835 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 36,022 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 37,986 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 38,210 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 38,452 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 39,600 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 40,095 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 42,030 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 47,408 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 44,910 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 44,890 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 47,035 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 47,305 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 40,050 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 44,100 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 44,640 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 43,920 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 50,030 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 50,750 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 52,335 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 61,278 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 61,278 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65,944 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 68,486 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 67,412 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 67,409 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 69,228 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 70,000 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 66,276 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 64,250 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 64,705 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59,705 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 62,295 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 70,703 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 72,440 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 72,011 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 72,189 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66,896 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 67,832 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 66,972 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 66,150 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 64,698 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 66,354 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 65,734 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 65,596 tonnes | -0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 65,596 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,317 tonnes, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 65,596 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,674 tonnes, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,811 tonnes | 14,100 tonnes | 22,100 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,700 tonnes | 20,690 tonnes | 37,610 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,155 tonnes | 36,022 tonnes | 47,408 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,506 tonnes | 40,050 tonnes | 52,335 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,156 tonnes | 61,278 tonnes | 70,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,575 tonnes | 59,705 tonnes | 72,440 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,706 tonnes | 64,698 tonnes | 66,354 tonnes | 5 |
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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 egg production in El Salvador?
- Egg production in El Salvador was 65,596 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 egg production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72,440 tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,100 tonnes in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for egg production?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Egg production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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