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Central America and the Caribbean > El Salvador > Agriculture

SALVADORAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 107 [78th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 82.24 % of land area Time series [4th of 198]
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
Agricultural land > sq. km 17,040 sq. km Time series [124th of 198]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Agricultural machinery > tractors 3,430 Time series [112nd of 190]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Arable and permanent cropland 810 thousand hectares [114th of 148]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Arable land > % of land area 31.85 % of land area Time series [20th of 199]
Source: World Resources Institute
Arable land > hectares 660,000 hectares Time series [119th of 199]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Cereal production 107 thousand metric tons [78th of 149]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 2,484.7 kg/ha Time series [83rd of 171]
Source: World Resources Institute
Cotton exports 0 thousand bales [87th of 109]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Cotton production 1 [67th of 109]
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
Crop production index 91.7 % Time series [166th of 182]
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
Fertilizer use 103 kg [41st of 138]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Food production index 104.8 % Time series [99th of 182]
Source: World Resources Institute
Labor share 28.4% [74th of 149]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Meat production 87 thousand metric tons [109th of 149]
Source: World Resources Institute
Products
coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products; shrimp
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
Tractor concentration 4.2 [88th of 147]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Tractors 3,430 [105th of 147]
Source: World Resources Institute
value added > annual % growth 5.75 % Time series [30th of 164]
Source: World Resources Institute

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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; United States Department of Agriculture; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: El Salvador, Republic of El Salvador, Republica de El Salvador

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