Sweet potato production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sweet potato production was 764.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
764.75
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
96th
of 120 countries
All-time high
773.42
in 2019
All-time low
220
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 764.75 for sweet potato production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in El Salvador peaked at 773.42 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 220, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220 | — |
| 1962 | 220 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 230 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 230 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 240 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 240 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 250 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 260 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 270 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 280 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 290 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 300 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 300 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 331 | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 300 | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 300 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 300 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 300 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 300 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 310 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 320 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 330 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 340 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 350 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 360 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 460 | +27.8% |
| 1990 | 450 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 445.21 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 460 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 480 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 490 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 500 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 478.2 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 350 | -26.8% |
| 1998 | 550 | +57.1% |
| 1999 | 525.39 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 547.98 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 547.83 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 558.88 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 568.54 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 578 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 593.41 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 598.19 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 575 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 621.85 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 636 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 650.26 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 664.72 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 700 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 731.3 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 720.38 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 732.37 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 747.11 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 760.09 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 773.42 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 760.21 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 764.57 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 766.07 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 763.62 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 764.75 | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 764.75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,731, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 764.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +57.1% | 350 | 550 |
| 1997 | -26.8% | 478.2 | 350 |
| 1989 | +27.8% | 360 | 460 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237.78 | 220 | 260 | 9 |
| 1970s | 290.1 | 260 | 331 | 10 |
| 1980s | 337 | 300 | 460 | 10 |
| 1990s | 472.88 | 350 | 550 | 10 |
| 2000s | 582.57 | 547.83 | 636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 717.96 | 650.26 | 773.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 763.84 | 760.21 | 766.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 93 Bahamas 1,812 compare
- 94 Costa Rica 1,764 compare
- 95 Botswana 1,088 compare
- 97 Reunion 760 compare
- 98 New Caledonia 644.1 compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 643 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 sweet potato production in El Salvador?
- Sweet potato production in El Salvador was 764.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 773.42 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for sweet potato production?
- El Salvador ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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