Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in El Salvador

El Salvador: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0527 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0527 units per person
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
54th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0576 units per person
in 1991
All-time low
0.0053 units per person
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2019

00.020.040.06196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.0527 units per person.

That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0576 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 units per person, in 1961.

El Salvador ranks 54th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in El Salvador, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0053 units per person
1962 0.0098 units per person +86.1%
1963 0.0133 units per person +36.0%
1964 0.0124 units per person -7.2%
1965 0.0151 units per person +21.7%
1966 0.0125 units per person -16.7%
1967 0.0135 units per person +7.4%
1968 0.0135 units per person +0.4%
1969 0.0171 units per person +26.5%
1970 0.0117 units per person -31.6%
1971 0.0058 units per person -50.6%
1972 0.0108 units per person +87.0%
1973 0.018 units per person +66.5%
1974 0.0148 units per person -17.6%
1975 0.0177 units per person +19.6%
1976 0.0228 units per person +28.2%
1977 0.0238 units per person +4.6%
1978 0.0262 units per person +9.9%
1979 0.0228 units per person -12.7%
1980 0.021 units per person -7.9%
1981 0.0235 units per person +11.5%
1982 0.0291 units per person +24.1%
1983 0.0256 units per person -11.9%
1984 0.0308 units per person +20.0%
1985 0.027 units per person -12.2%
1986 0.0333 units per person +23.3%
1987 0.0196 units per person -41.3%
1988 0.0203 units per person +3.5%
1989 0.0198 units per person -2.3%
1990 0.0188 units per person -5.0%
1991 0.0576 units per person +206.4%
1992 0.0331 units per person -42.6%
1993 0.0315 units per person -4.8%
1994 0.0455 units per person +44.5%
1995 0.0287 units per person -36.8%
1996 0.0277 units per person -3.5%
1997 0.0294 units per person +5.8%
1998 0.0243 units per person -17.2%
1999 0.032 units per person +31.8%
2000 0.0382 units per person +19.3%
2001 0.0395 units per person +3.3%
2002 0.0397 units per person +0.6%
2003 0.0424 units per person +6.8%
2004 0.0452 units per person +6.5%
2005 0.0401 units per person -11.1%
2006 0.0396 units per person -1.4%
2007 0.0367 units per person -7.4%
2008 0.0346 units per person -5.6%
2009 0.0373 units per person +7.8%
2010 0.0382 units per person +2.4%
2011 0.04 units per person +4.7%
2012 0.0476 units per person +19.0%
2013 0.0381 units per person -19.9%
2014 0.0417 units per person +9.3%
2015 0.0424 units per person +1.7%
2016 0.0454 units per person +7.2%
2017 0.0511 units per person +12.4%
2018 0.0476 units per person -6.8%
2019 0.0527 units per person +10.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +206.4% 0.0188 units per person 0.0576 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0125 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0171 units per person 9
1970s 0.0174 units per person 0.0058 units per person 0.0262 units per person 10
1980s 0.025 units per person 0.0196 units per person 0.0333 units per person 10
1990s 0.0329 units per person 0.0188 units per person 0.0576 units per person 10
2000s 0.0393 units per person 0.0346 units per person 0.0452 units per person 10
2010s 0.0445 units per person 0.0381 units per person 0.0527 units per person 10

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 51 Dominican Republic 0.0552 units per person compare
  2. 52 Costa Rica 0.0547 units per person compare
  3. 53 North Macedonia 0.0538 units per person compare
  4. 55 Venezuela 0.051 units per person compare
  5. 56 Namibia 0.0486 units per person compare
  6. 57 Ireland 0.0482 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in El Salvador?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0527 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0576 units per person in 1991.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 1961.
How does El Salvador rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.