El Salvador vs Qatar: Land use over the long term

El Salvador
63,514
in 2025
Qatar
50,000
in 2025
El Salvador rank
150th
Qatar rank
152nd

Land use over the long term over time

  • El Salvador
  • Qatar
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 63,514 against 50,000 in Qatar, a difference of 13,514.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Qatar ahead.

El Salvador ranks 150th and Qatar ranks 152nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 34 and Qatar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Qatar Difference Ahead
1000s 0 951.04 951.04 Qatar
1100s 0 948.95 948.95 Qatar
1200s 0 942.71 942.71 Qatar
1300s 0 931.27 931.27 Qatar
1400s 0 913.17 913.17 Qatar
1500s 0 886.27 886.27 Qatar
1600s 15,966 847.21 15,119 El Salvador
1700s 23,046 1,921 21,124 El Salvador
1710s 23,872 1,992 21,879 El Salvador
1720s 24,787 2,065 22,722 El Salvador
1730s 25,826 2,140 23,687 El Salvador
1740s 27,041 2,216 24,826 El Salvador
1750s 28,506 2,293 26,213 El Salvador
1760s 30,330 2,371 27,959 El Salvador
1770s 32,673 2,450 30,223 El Salvador
1780s 39,198 2,530 36,668 El Salvador
1790s 45,962 2,610 43,351 El Salvador
1800s 52,964 2,690 50,274 El Salvador
1810s 60,873 2,769 58,103 El Salvador
1820s 69,158 2,851 66,307 El Salvador
1830s 82,461 2,931 79,530 El Salvador
1840s 96,403 3,008 93,395 El Salvador
1850s 110,984 3,082 107,902 El Salvador
1860s 121,874 3,150 118,724 El Salvador
1870s 130,353 3,086 127,267 El Salvador
1880s 144,833 3,014 141,819 El Salvador
1890s 155,591 2,933 152,658 El Salvador
1900s 162,625 2,840 159,785 El Salvador
1910s 188,770 2,733 186,037 El Salvador
1920s 238,183 5,166 233,017 El Salvador
1930s 259,725 9,651 250,074 El Salvador
1940s 164,344 17,715 146,629 El Salvador
1950s 107,544 40,444 67,101 El Salvador
1960s 103,788 50,000 53,788 El Salvador
1970s 96,664 50,000 46,664 El Salvador
1980s 86,401 50,000 36,401 El Salvador
1990s 77,212 50,000 27,212 El Salvador
2000s 65,325 50,000 15,325 El Salvador
2010s 53,734 50,000 3,734 El Salvador
2020s 63,584 50,000 13,584 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long term, El Salvador or Qatar?
El Salvador, at 63,514 against 50,000 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long term between El Salvador and Qatar?
13,514, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Qatar?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Qatar rank globally for land use over the long term?
El Salvador ranks 150th and Qatar ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. 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 over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed