Arable land — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Arable land — Area was 721 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 721 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in El Salvador peaked at 721 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 450 1000 ha, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 474.33 1000 ha | 455 1000 ha | 488 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 491.5 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 560 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 512.3 1000 ha | 470 1000 ha | 558 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 581.4 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 631 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 622.54 1000 ha | 604 1000 ha | 647.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 691.76 1000 ha | 655.4 1000 ha | 721 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 721 1000 ha | 721 1000 ha | 721 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in El Salvador?
- Arable land — area in El Salvador was 721 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 721 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 450 1000 ha in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for arable land — area?
- El Salvador ranks 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.