Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 139 countries
All-time high
0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 83rd out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 80 Mali 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Guatemala 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Argentina 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Panama 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Jamaica 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Portugal 0.0015 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)
- 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 inland waters — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Inland waters — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inland waters — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — 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.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Inland waters — 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
Inland waters — 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.