Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 267.6 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in El Salvador, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary meadows and pastures — area in El Salvador is 267.6 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in El Salvador peaked at 267.6 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 116.48 1000 ha, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 57th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 146.25 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 145.35 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 144.44 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 127.96 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 116.48 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 209 1000 ha | +79.4% |
| 2007 | 213.9 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 218.8 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 223.7 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 228.6 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 233.5 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 238.4 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 243.3 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 248.2 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 253.1 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 258 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 262.9 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 267.6 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 267.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 267.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 267.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 267.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 267.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 267.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 267.6 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 45.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 267.6 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.88 1000 ha, 304.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +79.4% | 116.48 1000 ha | 209 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171.76 1000 ha | 116.48 1000 ha | 223.7 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 250.12 1000 ha | 228.6 1000 ha | 267.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 267.6 1000 ha | 267.6 1000 ha | 267.6 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 54 Togo 290 1000 ha compare
- 55 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 284.52 1000 ha compare
- 56 Kyrgyzstan 281.51 1000 ha compare
- 58 Latvia 256 1000 ha compare
- 59 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 242.29 1000 ha compare
- 60 Lesotho 239.66 1000 ha 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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in El Salvador?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in El Salvador was 267.6 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 267.6 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.48 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.