Cropland — Share in Land area in El Salvador

El Salvador: Cropland — Share in Land area was 42.07 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
42.07 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
23rd
of 234 countries
All-time high
43.04 %
in 2004
All-time low
29.98 %
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in El Salvador, 1961–2024

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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 23rd of 234 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 23rd out of 234 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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.