Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre was 36.01 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
36.01 An per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
22nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
67.44 An per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
33.74 An per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 36.01 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 67.44 An per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.74 An per square kilometre, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 22nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.44 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 54.96 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 55.54 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 56.07 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 56.64 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 57.22 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 57.79 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 58.37 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 58.94 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 59.52 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 52.76 An per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 55.16 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 48.33 An per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 49.79 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 49.43 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 53.51 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 61.91 An per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 65.15 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 66.93 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 58.43 An per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 53.36 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 46.53 An per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 45.21 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 44.82 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 47.3 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 50.7 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 52.52 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 55.22 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 56.77 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 58.87 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 59.99 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 60.64 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 57.77 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 60.88 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 54.3 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 62.09 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 56.09 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 50.08 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 55.09 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 50.68 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 58.7 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 62.78 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 60.27 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 60.77 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 60.64 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.68 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 66.12 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 67.44 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 64.79 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 60.2 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 48.99 An per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 54.22 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 43.11 An per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 50.29 An per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 49.27 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 45.45 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 42.74 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 35.73 An per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 33.74 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 36.4 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 38.17 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 36.58 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 36.01 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 36.01 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.06 An per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 36.01 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.71 An per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.66 An per square kilometre | 54.44 An per square kilometre | 58.94 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.25 An per square kilometre | 48.33 An per square kilometre | 66.93 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.09 An per square kilometre | 44.82 An per square kilometre | 58.43 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.58 An per square kilometre | 50.08 An per square kilometre | 62.09 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.59 An per square kilometre | 50.68 An per square kilometre | 67.44 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.37 An per square kilometre | 33.74 An per square kilometre | 60.2 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.79 An per square kilometre | 36.01 An per square kilometre | 38.17 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 19 Kenya 37.67 An per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 37.07 An per square kilometre compare
- 21 New Zealand 36.23 An per square kilometre compare
- 23 Guinea 35.96 An per square kilometre compare
- 24 Denmark 35.87 An per square kilometre compare
- 25 Paraguay 34.16 An 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)
- 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 cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 36.01 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 67.44 An per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.74 An per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for cattle — stocks, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks 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.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks 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
Cattle — Stocks 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.