Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Tonga 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Thailand 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Kiribati 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Isle of Man 0.0411 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9805 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area 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
Cropland — Area 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.