How have things changed? in El Salvador

El Salvador: How have things changed? was 68,991 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
68,991 metric tons
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
98th
of 215 countries
All-time high
73,034 metric tons
in 2022
All-time low
6,368 metric tons
in 1977
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed? in El Salvador, 1965–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 68,991 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in El Salvador peaked at 73,034 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,368 metric tons, in 1977.

El Salvador ranks 98th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,120 metric tons 9,600 metric tons 10,600 metric tons 5
1970s 9,883 metric tons 6,368 metric tons 12,738 metric tons 10
1980s 14,788 metric tons 7,603 metric tons 21,534 metric tons 10
1990s 12,530 metric tons 9,159 metric tons 15,590 metric tons 10
2000s 40,572 metric tons 9,851 metric tons 58,398 metric tons 10
2010s 60,921 metric tons 44,083 metric tons 70,672 metric tons 10
2020s 70,104 metric tons 67,818 metric tons 73,034 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 95 Lithuania 81,743 metric tons compare
  2. 96 Nicaragua 76,170 metric tons compare
  3. 97 Croatia 72,226 metric tons compare
  4. 99 Azerbaijan 67,316 metric tons compare
  5. 100 Estonia 66,314 metric tons compare
  6. 101 Kazakhstan 65,013 metric tons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in El Salvador?
How have things changed? in El Salvador was 68,991 metric tons 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 how have things changed? recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 73,034 metric tons in 2022.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 6,368 metric tons in 1977.
How does El Salvador rank for how have things changed??
El Salvador ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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