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
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.
How have things changed? in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9,600 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 10,600 metric tons | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 9,900 metric tons | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 10,200 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 10,300 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 11,100 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 10,700 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 10,400 metric tons | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 12,400 metric tons | +19.2% |
| 1974 | 9,654 metric tons | -22.1% |
| 1975 | 8,730 metric tons | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 7,201 metric tons | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 6,368 metric tons | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 9,540 metric tons | +49.8% |
| 1979 | 12,738 metric tons | +33.5% |
| 1980 | 13,958 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 20,770 metric tons | +48.8% |
| 1982 | 12,916 metric tons | -37.8% |
| 1983 | 7,603 metric tons | -41.1% |
| 1984 | 12,189 metric tons | +60.3% |
| 1985 | 16,098 metric tons | +32.1% |
| 1986 | 20,446 metric tons | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 21,534 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 11,733 metric tons | -45.5% |
| 1989 | 10,637 metric tons | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 9,159 metric tons | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 11,327 metric tons | +23.7% |
| 1992 | 12,615 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 13,079 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 14,883 metric tons | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 15,590 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 14,791 metric tons | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 12,281 metric tons | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 11,377 metric tons | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 10,194 metric tons | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 9,851 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 20,004 metric tons | +103.1% |
| 2002 | 36,724 metric tons | +83.6% |
| 2003 | 36,615 metric tons | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 44,634 metric tons | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 43,317 metric tons | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 46,296 metric tons | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 58,398 metric tons | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 57,104 metric tons | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 52,780 metric tons | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 44,083 metric tons | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 59,287 metric tons | +34.5% |
| 2012 | 57,382 metric tons | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 55,425 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 64,959 metric tons | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 61,256 metric tons | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 66,514 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 70,672 metric tons | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 68,045 metric tons | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 61,593 metric tons | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 67,818 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 72,102 metric tons | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 73,034 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68,577 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 68,991 metric tons | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 68,991 metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945 metric tons, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 68,991 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +103.1% | 9,851 metric tons | 20,004 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.