The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador published the first release of results from the Fifth Agricultural Census and First Fisheries Census 2025, based on fieldwork carried out from May to July 2025 as part of the census round. The exercise updates core statistics on the primary sector after more than 17 years since the previous census of this type and, for the first time, runs a fisheries census in parallel to provide a comprehensive statistical picture of that sector. Methodological support was provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, alongside coordinated work with national sectoral institutions. Preliminary findings point to a primary sector with a high share of small producers and a strong orientation toward the local market. Poultry is reported as a dynamic activity with a national inventory of more than 29.5 million birds, with 32.1% of poultry producers exclusively raising broilers and 28.1% exclusively producing eggs, while 27.7% operate with multiple purposes; direct-to-consumer sales are the main marketing channel. The national cattle inventory was 589,725 animals as of 2 May 2025, with 63% of cattle producers dedicated exclusively to milk production; the pig inventory was 143,528 animals, with 60.5% of producers focused on fattening for meat. The census also reports 35,768 goats and 8,077 sheep, and identifies 2,467 apiaries with 69,084 hives. In fisheries, extraction is mainly in rivers (26.0%) and estuaries and bays (24.3%), with 74.2% of landings occurring at sites with direct access to water bodies; small and medium vessels predominate, gillnets and cast nets are the most used methods, and sales are concentrated in direct transactions with businesses or consumers, mainly for fresh product. The first release is available via the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador’s statistical geoportal.

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