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 136th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 488 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 488 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 488 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 482 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 476 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 470 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 464 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 458 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 455 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 450 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 488 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 488 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 488 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 488 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 488 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 475 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 475 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 515 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 560 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 558 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 516 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 479 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 470 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 480 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 500 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 520 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 520 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 540 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 540 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 550 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 565 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 588 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 586 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 584 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 582 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 565 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 565 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 598 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 631 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 627.14 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 623.29 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 619.43 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 615.57 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 611.71 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 607.86 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 604 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 630.5 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 638.8 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 647.1 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 655.4 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 663.7 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 672 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 680.3 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 688.6 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 696.9 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 705.2 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 713.5 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 721 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 721 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 721 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 721 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 721 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 721 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 721 1000 ha | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 721 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 67% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 721 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 5.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 136th out of 248 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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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.