Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
35th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 32 Italy 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Costa Rica 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 French Polynesia 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 British Virgin Islands 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Bangladesh 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9805 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.