Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate was -0.1868 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded -0.1868 % change on previous year for agriculture — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 68.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 3.55 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -4.85 % change on previous year, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 191st of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.008 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | -0.647 % change on previous year | +8000.7% |
| 1965 | -0.7316 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1966 | -0.9071 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1967 | -0.8255 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1968 | -0.9148 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1969 | -0.5905 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1970 | -0.594 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -637.0% |
| 1972 | -0.1794 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1553 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3998 % change on previous year | +157.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3982 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1976 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -366.3% |
| 1977 | 0.319 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 1978 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +817.6% |
| 1979 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3749 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 1981 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -1017.0% |
| 1982 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1983 | -0.7382 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4005 % change on previous year | -154.2% |
| 1985 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +200.8% |
| 1986 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1987 | -0.4053 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 1988 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -393.3% |
| 1989 | -0.4022 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6255 % change on previous year | -255.5% |
| 1991 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +62.3% |
| 1992 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +36.6% |
| 1993 | -0.3919 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1994 | -0.162 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1995 | -0.3168 % change on previous year | +95.6% |
| 1996 | -3.42 % change on previous year | +979.0% |
| 1997 | -0.4093 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1998 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -667.0% |
| 1999 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2000 | -0.6946 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 2001 | -0.6995 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +56.7% |
| 2003 | -0.7122 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 2004 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -391.0% |
| 2005 | -4.85 % change on previous year | -334.0% |
| 2006 | -0.1395 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 2007 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -1537.3% |
| 2008 | -0.3061 % change on previous year | -115.3% |
| 2009 | -0.3071 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.308 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3171 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2012 | -0.31 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2013 | -0.3109 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.3447 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7248 % change on previous year | -310.2% |
| 2016 | -0.7277 % change on previous year | -200.4% |
| 2017 | -0.7331 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2018 | -0.7883 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | -0.5955 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | -0.1868 % change on previous year | -68.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -8000.7% | -0.008 % change on previous year | -0.647 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +1537.3% | -0.1395 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -1017.0% | 0.3749 % change on previous year | -3.44 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -979.0% | -0.3168 % change on previous year | -3.42 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +817.6% | 0.319 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5781 % change on previous year | -0.9148 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.9105 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3308 % change on previous year | -3.44 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.269 % change on previous year | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4726 % change on previous year | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3115 % change on previous year | -0.7883 % change on previous year | 0.7248 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1564 % change on previous year | -0.5955 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 188 Republic of Moldova -0.1662 % change on previous year compare
- 189 France -0.1776 % change on previous year compare
- 190 New Zealand -0.1854 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Switzerland -0.1898 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Micronesia -0.1898 % change on previous year compare
- 194 India -0.1966 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 4,169 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Agriculture — area, annual growth rate in El Salvador was -0.1868 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.85 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for agriculture — area, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 191st out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.