Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 85th of 176 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 82 Panama 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Gambia 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Belgium 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Iceland 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Guam 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Austria 0.0143 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)
- 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 meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — 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.