Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 19.7 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in El Salvador is 19.7 Square kilometres, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in El Salvador peaked at 137.3 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.3 Square kilometres, in 2016.
That places El Salvador 111th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 75 Square kilometres | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 75 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67 Square kilometres | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 67.3 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 137.3 Square kilometres | +104.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3 Square kilometres | -89.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8 Square kilometres | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 25.7 Square kilometres | +50.3% |
| 2021 | 25.6 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.9 Square kilometres | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 19.6 Square kilometres | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 19.7 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.46 Square kilometres | 53 Square kilometres | 75 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.88 Square kilometres | 14.3 Square kilometres | 137.3 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3 Square kilometres | 19.6 Square kilometres | 25.7 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in El Salvador?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in El Salvador was 19.7 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 137.3 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 Square kilometres in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata