Sweet potato production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sweet potato production was 764.75 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
764.75 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
96th
of 120 countries
All-time high
773.42 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
220 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sweet potato production in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 220 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 230 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 230 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 240 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 240 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 250 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 250 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 260 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 260 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 270 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 270 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 280 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 290 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 300 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 331 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 300 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 310 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 320 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 330 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 340 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 350 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 360 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 460 tonnes | +27.8% |
| 1990 | 450 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 445.21 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 460 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 480 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 490 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 500 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 478.2 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 350 tonnes | -26.8% |
| 1998 | 550 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 1999 | 525.39 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 547.98 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 547.83 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 558.88 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 568.54 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 578 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 593.41 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 598.19 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 575 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 621.85 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 636 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 650.26 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 664.72 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 700 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 731.3 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 720.38 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 732.37 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 747.11 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 760.09 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 773.42 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 760.21 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 764.57 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 766.07 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 763.62 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 764.75 tonnes | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 764.75 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,731 tonnes, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 764.75 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386 tonnes, 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 tonnes | 550 tonnes |
| 1997 | -26.8% | 478.2 tonnes | 350 tonnes |
| 1989 | +27.8% | 360 tonnes | 460 tonnes |
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
- 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 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.