Cropland — Share in Land area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cropland — Share in Land area was 42.07 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in El Salvador is 42.07 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in El Salvador peaked at 43.04 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.98 %, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 25th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.08 % | — |
| 1962 | 31.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 31.32 % | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 31.18 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 30.98 % | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 30.7 % | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 30.46 % | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 30.17 % | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 30.07 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 29.98 % | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 32.04 % | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 32.18 % | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 32.52 % | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 33 % | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 33.48 % | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 33.3 % | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 33.74 % | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 35.71 % | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 38.13 % | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 38.61 % | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 36.68 % | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 35.28 % | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 35.09 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 35.57 % | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 36.53 % | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 37.5 % | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 38.47 % | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 38.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 39.09 % | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 39.96 % | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 41.07 % | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 41.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 41.22 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 41.26 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 39.38 % | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 39.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.93 % | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 42.47 % | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 42.24 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 42 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 41.77 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 43.04 % | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 40.29 % | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 40.44 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 41.87 % | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 41.93 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 42.06 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.12 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 42.18 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.24 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.31 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 42.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.18 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 42.07 % | -0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 42.07 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 42.07 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03 %, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.78 % | 30.07 % | 31.32 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.41 % | 29.98 % | 38.13 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.97 % | 35.09 % | 38.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.58 % | 39.09 % | 42.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.71 % | 40.29 % | 43.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.33 % | 42.06 % | 42.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.36 % | 42.07 % | 42.52 % | 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 cropland — share in land area in El Salvador?
- Cropland — share in land area in El Salvador was 42.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 43.04 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.98 % in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for cropland — share in land area?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.