El Salvador vs New Caledonia: Land area — Area

El Salvador
2,072 1000 ha
in 2024
New Caledonia
1,858 1000 ha
in 2024
El Salvador rank
173rd
New Caledonia rank
175th

Land area — Area over time

  • El Salvador
  • New Caledonia
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2,072 1000 ha against 1,858 1000 ha in New Caledonia, a difference of 214 1000 ha.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 173rd and New Caledonia ranks 175th of 267 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,085 1000 ha 1,828 1000 ha 257 1000 ha El Salvador
1970s 2,080 1000 ha 1,828 1000 ha 251.8 1000 ha El Salvador
1980s 2,072 1000 ha 1,828 1000 ha 244 1000 ha El Salvador
1990s 2,072 1000 ha 1,828 1000 ha 244 1000 ha El Salvador
2000s 2,072 1000 ha 1,828 1000 ha 244 1000 ha El Salvador
2010s 2,072 1000 ha 1,828 1000 ha 244 1000 ha El Salvador
2020s 2,072 1000 ha 1,852 1000 ha 220.32 1000 ha El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
El Salvador, at 2,072 1000 ha against 1,858 1000 ha in New Caledonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between El Salvador and New Caledonia?
214 1000 ha, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Caledonia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and New Caledonia rank globally for land area — area?
El Salvador ranks 173rd and New Caledonia ranks 175th of 267 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
300 places, 17,413 data points, 1961–2024
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