El Salvador vs Vanuatu: Land use hidden — Land area

El Salvador
20,720 Square kilometres
in 2023
Vanuatu
12,190 Square kilometres
in 2023
El Salvador rank
133rd
Vanuatu rank
136th

Land use hidden — Land area over time

  • El Salvador
  • Vanuatu
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 20,720 Square kilometres against 12,190 Square kilometres in Vanuatu, a difference of 8,530 Square kilometres.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 133rd and Vanuatu ranks 136th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 20,850 Square kilometres 12,190 Square kilometres 8,660 Square kilometres El Salvador
1970s 20,798 Square kilometres 12,190 Square kilometres 8,608 Square kilometres El Salvador
1980s 20,720 Square kilometres 12,190 Square kilometres 8,530 Square kilometres El Salvador
1990s 20,720 Square kilometres 12,190 Square kilometres 8,530 Square kilometres El Salvador
2000s 20,720 Square kilometres 12,190 Square kilometres 8,530 Square kilometres El Salvador
2010s 20,720 Square kilometres 12,190 Square kilometres 8,530 Square kilometres El Salvador
2020s 20,720 Square kilometres 12,190 Square kilometres 8,530 Square kilometres El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, El Salvador or Vanuatu?
El Salvador, at 20,720 Square kilometres against 12,190 Square kilometres in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area between El Salvador and Vanuatu?
8,530 Square kilometres, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Vanuatu rank globally for land use hidden — land area?
El Salvador ranks 133rd and Vanuatu ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata