Arable land use per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Arable land use per person was 0.1143 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in El Salvador is 0.1143 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in El Salvador peaked at 0.17 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0967 hectares per person, in 1997.
That places El Salvador 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1488 hectares per person | 0.1272 hectares per person | 0.17 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1208 hectares per person | 0.1104 hectares per person | 0.1299 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1054 hectares per person | 0.0998 hectares per person | 0.1229 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1019 hectares per person | 0.0967 hectares per person | 0.1067 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1037 hectares per person | 0.1006 hectares per person | 0.107 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1122 hectares per person | 0.108 hectares per person | 0.1159 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.115 hectares per person | 0.1143 hectares per person | 0.1156 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0416 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0224 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in El Salvador?
- Arable land use per person in El Salvador was 0.1143 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0967 hectares per person in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for arable land use per person?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.