Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in El Salvador
El Salvador: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 26.53 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in El Salvador stood at 26.53 %.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in El Salvador peaked at 48.24 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26.32 %, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 174th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.24 % | — |
| 1962 | 48.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 47.84 % | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 47.74 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 47.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 47.67 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 47.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47.54 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 47.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 45.51 % | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 45.17 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 44.68 % | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 44.09 % | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 43.5 % | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 43.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 43 % | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 41.37 % | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 39.56 % | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 39.02 % | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 40.01 % | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 40.7 % | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 40.59 % | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 40.01 % | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 39.11 % | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 38.25 % | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 37.99 % | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 37.15 % | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 36.89 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 36.26 % | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 35.5 % | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 34.61 % | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 34.36 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 34.02 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 33.73 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 34.52 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 34.25 % | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 33.06 % | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 32.01 % | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 31.83 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.66 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.43 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.39 % | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 31.51 % | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 31.14 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 30.11 % | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 29.79 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 29.47 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 29.15 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 28.82 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 28.49 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.16 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 27.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 28.22 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.58 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 26.94 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 26.32 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 26.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.48 % | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.53 % | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 26.53 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 63% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 26.53 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.29 %, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.81 % | 47.54 % | 48.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.78 % | 39.56 % | 47.4 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.97 % | 36.89 % | 40.7 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.23 % | 32.01 % | 36.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.89 % | 29.47 % | 31.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.78 % | 26.32 % | 29.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.39 % | 26.32 % | 26.53 % | 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -16.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in El Salvador?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in El Salvador was 26.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.24 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.32 % in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- El Salvador ranks 174th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.