Agricultural land — Share in Land area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 57.26 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in El Salvador is 57.26 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in El Salvador peaked at 63.32 % in 1980 and was at its lowest, 56.98 %, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 45th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.05 % | — |
| 1962 | 60.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 60.04 % | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 59.65 % | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 59.22 % | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 58.68 % | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 58.2 % | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 57.66 % | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 57.32 % | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 56.98 % | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 58.8 % | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 58.7 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 58.79 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 59.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 59.26 % | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 59 % | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 59.18 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 60.92 % | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 63.08 % | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 63.32 % | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 61.14 % | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 59.49 % | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 59.05 % | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 59.29 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 60 % | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 60.72 % | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 60.48 % | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 61.2 % | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 60.95 % | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 61.33 % | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 61.95 % | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 62.81 % | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 62.57 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 62.47 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 62.27 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 60.14 % | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 59.89 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 61.28 % | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 62.53 % | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 62.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 61.67 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 60.99 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.56 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 61.81 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 58.81 % | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 58.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.91 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 59.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.54 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.99 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 59.03 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 58.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 58.17 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 57.71 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.36 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 57.26 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.99 % | 57.32 % | 60.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.37 % | 56.98 % | 63.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.56 % | 59.05 % | 63.32 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.72 % | 59.89 % | 62.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.38 % | 58.73 % | 62.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.61 % | 57.71 % | 59.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.55 % | 57.26 % | 57.71 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 42 Afghanistan 58.39 % compare
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- 46 Mozambique 56.11 % compare
- 47 Hungary 55.52 % compare
- 48 Ghana 55.39 % compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 5,263 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 3,904 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -30.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in El Salvador?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in El Salvador was 57.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.32 % in 1980.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.98 % in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.