Inland waters — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Inland waters — Area was 32 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in El Salvador is 32 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in El Salvador peaked at 32 1000 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 19 1000 ha, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 32 1000 ha | +68.4% |
| 1977 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 32 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 331.24 1000 ha, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 32 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 331.24 1000 ha, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.2 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 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 inland waters — area in El Salvador?
- Inland waters — area in El Salvador was 32 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32 1000 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for inland waters — area?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — 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.