Cropland — Area per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.14 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.23 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.14 ha/cap, in 1996.
El Salvador ranks 122nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2022 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.157 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.147 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.143 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 122 Bhutan 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Cabo Verde 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Ethiopia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Germany 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Kenya 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Saudi Arabia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Timor-Leste 0.14 ha/cap compare
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)
- Arable land — Area 721 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in El Salvador?
- Cropland — area per capita in El Salvador was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1996.
- How does El Salvador rank for cropland — area per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.