Permanent crops — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Permanent crops — Area was 150.66 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent crops — Area in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 150.66 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in El Salvador peaked at 280 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 150.66 1000 ha, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 108th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent crops — Area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 160 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 160 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 165 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 168 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 170 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 171 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 171 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 172 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 175 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 180 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 183 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 190 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 200 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 210 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 215 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 224 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 225 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 230 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 242 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 244 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 252 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 257 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 260 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 263 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 265 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 270 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 273 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 251 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 251 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 250 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 249 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 248 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 247 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 246 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 245 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 280 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 227 1000 ha | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 234 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 237 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 230 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 223 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 216 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 209 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 202 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 195 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 188 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 181 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 174 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 167 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 160 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 160 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 160 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 160 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 160 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 152.88 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 150.66 1000 ha | -1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 150.66 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 148.1 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 150.66 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.9 1000 ha, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167.44 1000 ha | 160 1000 ha | 172 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 203.2 1000 ha | 175 1000 ha | 230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 253.7 1000 ha | 242 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 259.5 1000 ha | 249 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 241.7 1000 ha | 223 1000 ha | 280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 185.2 1000 ha | 160 1000 ha | 216 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.71 1000 ha | 150.66 1000 ha | 160 1000 ha | 5 |
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 permanent crops — area in El Salvador?
- Permanent crops — area in El Salvador was 150.66 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 280 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.66 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for permanent crops — area?
- El Salvador ranks 108th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.