Agriculture — Area, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0002 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
130th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0004 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0002 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Agriculture — Area, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0002 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 51% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 127 Marshall Islands 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 128 Indonesia 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 132 Norway 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 133 Comoros 0.0002 1000 ha per person 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in El Salvador?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.