Land use hidden — Land area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land use hidden — Land area was 20,720 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
20,720 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
20,850 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
20,720 Square kilometres
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 20,720 Square kilometres for land use hidden — land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in El Salvador peaked at 20,850 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20,720 Square kilometres, in 1976.
El Salvador ranks 133rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Land area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,850 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20,720 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 20,720 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 160,508 Square kilometres, 13% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 20,720 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,198 Square kilometres, 43% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,850 Square kilometres | 20,850 Square kilometres | 20,850 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,798 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,850 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 Square kilometres | 20,720 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 — land area in El Salvador?
- Land use hidden — land area in El Salvador was 20,720 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 20,850 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,720 Square kilometres in 1976.
- How does El Salvador rank for land use hidden — land area?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. 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