Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 3,147 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3,147 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador peaked at 6,040 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,147 Square kilometres, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 118th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,040 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 6,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,989 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 5,938 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 5,887 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 5,835 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 5,784 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 5,733 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 5,682 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 5,631 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 5,580 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 5,528 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 5,477 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 5,426 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 5,375 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 5,324 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 5,273 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 5,222 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 5,170 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 5,119 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 5,068 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 5,017 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 4,966 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4,915 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 4,863 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 4,812 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4,761 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 4,710 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 4,659 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 4,608 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 4,557 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 4,505 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 4,454 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4,403 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 4,352 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4,301 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4,250 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4,198 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 4,147 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4,096 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4,045 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3,994 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3,943 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3,892 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,840 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,789 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3,738 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,687 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,636 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3,585 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3,533 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,482 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,431 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3,376 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3,451 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,349 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3,247 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3,147 Square kilometres | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3,147 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,147 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,147 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,147 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,147 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3,147 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3,147 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 53% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,881 Square kilometres | 5,682 Square kilometres | 6,040 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,401 Square kilometres | 5,170 Square kilometres | 5,631 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,889 Square kilometres | 4,659 Square kilometres | 5,119 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,378 Square kilometres | 4,147 Square kilometres | 4,608 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,866 Square kilometres | 3,636 Square kilometres | 4,096 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,375 Square kilometres | 3,147 Square kilometres | 3,585 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,147 Square kilometres | 3,147 Square kilometres | 3,147 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 — permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador was 3,147 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6,040 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,147 Square kilometres in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- El Salvador ranks 118th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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