Land area — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land area — Area was 2,072 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in El Salvador stood at 2,072 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in El Salvador peaked at 2,085 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,072 1000 ha, in 1976.
That places El Salvador 162nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,085 1000 ha | 2,085 1000 ha | 2,085 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,080 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,085 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.14 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 314.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 150.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 60.77 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 721 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in El Salvador?
- Land area — area in El Salvador was 2,072 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,085 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,072 1000 ha in 1976.
- How does El Salvador rank for land area — area?
- El Salvador ranks 162nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.