Land use hidden — Cropland in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land use hidden — Cropland was 8,810 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 8,810 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in El Salvador peaked at 8,915 Square kilometres in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6,250 Square kilometres, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 101st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,480 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 6,480 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,530 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 6,500 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6,460 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 6,400 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 6,350 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 6,290 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 6,270 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 6,250 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 6,680 Square kilometres | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 6,710 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 6,780 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 6,880 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 6,980 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 6,900 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 6,990 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 7,400 Square kilometres | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 8,000 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 7,600 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 7,310 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 7,270 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 7,370 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 7,570 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 7,770 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7,770 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,970 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 7,970 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,100 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 8,280 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 8,510 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 8,510 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,540 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8,550 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8,160 Square kilometres | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 8,160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,500 Square kilometres | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 8,810 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 8,771 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 8,732 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,643 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8,604 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8,915 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 8,346 Square kilometres | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 8,380 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 8,675 Square kilometres | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8,688 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8,701 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,714 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 8,727 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8,740 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8,753 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8,766 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8,779 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8,792 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8,805 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8,810 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 8,810 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 54% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 8,810 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,443 Square kilometres, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,418 Square kilometres | 6,270 Square kilometres | 6,530 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,947 Square kilometres | 6,250 Square kilometres | 7,900 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,660 Square kilometres | 7,270 Square kilometres | 8,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,412 Square kilometres | 8,100 Square kilometres | 8,810 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,646 Square kilometres | 8,346 Square kilometres | 8,915 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,770 Square kilometres | 8,714 Square kilometres | 8,810 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,810 Square kilometres | 8,810 Square kilometres | 8,810 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — cropland in El Salvador?
- Land use hidden — cropland in El Salvador was 8,810 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8,915 Square kilometres in 2004.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,250 Square kilometres in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hidden — Cropland. 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata