Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 17 Romania 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Mauritius 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Germany 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Czechia 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Benin 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9805 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.