Milk production, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Milk production, per square kilometre was 20.12 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.12 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
36th
of 185 countries
All-time high
26.92 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
7.13 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, milk production, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 20.12 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 26.92 tonnes per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1964.
El Salvador ranks 36th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.3 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 7.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 7.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 7.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 7.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 8 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 8.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 8.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 8.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 8.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 9.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 11.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 14.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1977 | 11.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 12.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 12.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 14.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 11.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 9.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1984 | 10.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 11.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 11.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 11.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 11.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 12.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 13.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 16.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1992 | 16.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 15.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 14.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 15.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 17.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 16.49 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 17.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 19.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 19.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 19.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 22.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 21.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 23.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 24.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 26.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 22.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 24.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 23.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 24.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 24.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 22.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 20.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 17.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 19.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 20.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 20.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 20.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 20.12 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 20.12 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 33 Lebanon 21.76 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 34 Armenia 20.98 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 35 Estonia 20.94 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 37 Japan 20.02 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 38 South Korea 19.87 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 39 Nepal 19.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 milk production, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 20.12 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.92 tonnes per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does El Salvador rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.