Sugar cane production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sugar cane production was 7.31 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.31 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
23rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.68 million tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
895,900 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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
The most recent figure for sugar cane production in El Salvador is 7.31 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in El Salvador peaked at 7.68 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 895,900 tonnes, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 895,900 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 987,700 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 1.02 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 1.37 million tonnes | +34.1% |
| 1966 | 1.49 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 1.56 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 1.51 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.47 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.59 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 1.99 million tonnes | +25.5% |
| 1972 | 2.31 million tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 2.44 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 2.95 million tonnes | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 3.17 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 3.18 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.55 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 3.60 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.32 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 2.56 million tonnes | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 2.26 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 2.37 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 3.02 million tonnes | +27.2% |
| 1984 | 3.40 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 3.46 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.65 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 3.40 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 2.74 million tonnes | -19.6% |
| 1989 | 2.58 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 2.96 million tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 4.04 million tonnes | +36.6% |
| 1992 | 4.46 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 3.76 million tonnes | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 3.56 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 3.52 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.91 million tonnes | +39.6% |
| 1997 | 5.17 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.56 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 5.31 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.14 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 4.88 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 4.53 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 4.53 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.28 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 4.40 million tonnes | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 4.88 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 4.96 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.25 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 5.74 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 5.13 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 5.83 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 6.49 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 7.16 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 6.78 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 6.58 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 7.20 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 7.08 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.30 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.68 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.51 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.68 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 7.35 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 7.20 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 7.31 million tonnes | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 7.31 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.38 million tonnes, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 7.31 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.85 million tonnes, 4.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 million tonnes | 895,900 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.81 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.32 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 5.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 million tonnes | 5.13 million tonnes | 7.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 million tonnes | 7.20 million tonnes | 7.68 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 sugar cane production in El Salvador?
- Sugar cane production in El Salvador was 7.31 million 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 sugar cane production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 895,900 tonnes in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for sugar cane production?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.