Agricultural land — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural land — Area was 1,186 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Area in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in El Salvador is 1,186 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in El Salvador peaked at 1,312 1000 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,186 1000 ha, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 146th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,230 1000 ha | 1,195 1000 ha | 1,252 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,235 1000 ha | 1,188 1000 ha | 1,307 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,255 1000 ha | 1,224 1000 ha | 1,312 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,279 1000 ha | 1,241 1000 ha | 1,302 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,251 1000 ha | 1,217 1000 ha | 1,287 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,214 1000 ha | 1,196 1000 ha | 1,230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,192 1000 ha | 1,186 1000 ha | 1,196 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 143 Belgium 1,354 1000 ha compare
- 144 North Macedonia 1,241 1000 ha compare
- 145 Eswatini 1,197 1000 ha compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,148 1000 ha compare
- 148 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1,134 1000 ha compare
- 149 Albania 1,126 1000 ha compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.14 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 314.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 150.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 60.77 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 721 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in El Salvador?
- Agricultural land — area in El Salvador was 1,186 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,312 1000 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,186 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural land — area?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.