Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 9.96 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 9.96 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in El Salvador peaked at 62.6 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.03 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 150th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.11 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.5 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.8 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.68 1000 ha | 44.2 1000 ha | 45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.12 1000 ha | 44.1 1000 ha | 62.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.24 1000 ha | 9.03 1000 ha | 45.6 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 147 Melanesia 13.7 1000 ha compare
- 148 Uganda 11.14 1000 ha compare
- 149 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 1000 ha compare
- 151 Guadeloupe 9.7 1000 ha compare
- 151 New Caledonia 9.7 1000 ha compare
- 153 Rwanda 8.5 1000 ha compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.14 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in El Salvador?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in El Salvador was 9.96 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.5%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.