Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 15.19 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 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 land area in El Salvador stood at 15.19 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in El Salvador peaked at 28.97 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.19 %, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 99th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.21 % | 27.25 % | 28.97 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.96 % | 24.95 % | 27.01 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.6 % | 22.49 % | 24.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.13 % | 20.01 % | 22.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.66 % | 17.55 % | 19.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.29 % | 15.19 % | 17.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.19 % | 15.19 % | 15.19 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 19.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in El Salvador?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in El Salvador was 15.19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.97 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.19 % in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Land 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.