Sweet potato production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sweet potato production was 764.75 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potato 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
El Salvador recorded 764.75 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 220 tonnes, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237.78 tonnes | 220 tonnes | 260 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 290.1 tonnes | 260 tonnes | 331 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 337 tonnes | 300 tonnes | 460 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 472.88 tonnes | 350 tonnes | 550 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 582.57 tonnes | 547.83 tonnes | 636 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 717.96 tonnes | 650.26 tonnes | 773.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 763.84 tonnes | 760.21 tonnes | 766.07 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 93 Bahamas 1,812 tonnes compare
- 94 Costa Rica 1,764 tonnes compare
- 95 Botswana 1,088 tonnes compare
- 97 Reunion 760 tonnes compare
- 98 New Caledonia 644.1 tonnes compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 643 tonnes compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in El Salvador?
- Sweet potato production in El Salvador was 764.75 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 sweet potato production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 773.42 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.