Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — El Salvador

Agricultural land in El Salvador in 2023 — 11,957 km². Ranked 135 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 4.5%.

2023 11,957 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 135of 209
Period maximum 13,119 km²1980
Period minimum 11,881 km²1970

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — El Salvador, 1961–202311,50012,00012,50013,00013,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 12,520 km²1963: 12,519 km²1965: 12,347 km²1967: 12,134 km²1969: 11,952 km²1971: 12,260 km²1973: 12,257 km²1975: 12,355 km²1977: 12,263 km²1979: 13,070 km²1981: 12,668 km²1983: 12,236 km²1985: 12,433 km²1987: 12,531 km²1989: 12,629 km²1991: 12,837 km²1993: 12,964 km²1995: 12,902 km²1997: 12,410 km²1999: 12,957 km²2001: 12,777 km²2003: 12,547 km²2005: 12,186 km²2007: 12,413 km²2009: 12,337 km²2011: 12,260 km²2013: 12,184 km²2015: 12,230 km²2017: 12,052 km²2019: 11,957 km²2021: 11,957 km²2023: 11,957 km²
Change over the period: −563 (−4.5%) Average annual rate: -0.07 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 11,957 km²
World 47.92M km²
Central America computed 1.17M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 11,957 +0 +0%
2022 11,957 +0 +0%
2021 11,957 +0 +0%
2020 11,957 +0 +0%
2019 11,957 +0 +0%
2018 11,957 −95 −0.79%
2017 12,052 −89 −0.73%
2016 12,141 −89 −0.73%
2015 12,230 +88 +0.72%
2014 12,142 −42 −0.34%
2013 12,184 −38 −0.31%
2012 12,222 −38 −0.31%
2011 12,260 −39 −0.32%
2010 12,299 −38 −0.31%
2009 12,337 −38 −0.31%
2008 12,375 −38 −0.31%
2007 12,413 +244 +2.01%
2006 12,169 −17 −0.14%
2005 12,186 −621 −4.85%
2004 12,807 +260 +2.07%
2003 12,547 −90 −0.71%
2002 12,637 −140 −1.1%
2001 12,777 −90 −0.7%
2000 12,867 −90 −0.69%
1999 12,957 +259 +2.04%
1998 12,698 +288 +2.32%
1997 12,410 −51 −0.41%
1996 12,461 −441 −3.42%
1995 12,902 −41 −0.32%
1994 12,943 −21 −0.16%
1993 12,964 −51 −0.39%
1992 13,015 +178 +1.39%
1991 12,837 +129 +1.02%
1990 12,708 +79 +0.63%
1989 12,629 −51 −0.4%
1988 12,680 +149 +1.19%
1987 12,531 −51 −0.41%
1986 12,582 +149 +1.2%
1985 12,433 +148 +1.2%
1984 12,285 +49 +0.4%
1983 12,236 −91 −0.74%
1982 12,327 −341 −2.69%
1981 12,668 −451 −3.44%
1980 13,119 +49 +0.37%
1979 13,070 +448 +3.55%
1978 12,622 +359 +2.93%
1977 12,263 +39 +0.32%
1976 12,224 −131 −1.06%
1975 12,355 +49 +0.4%
1974 12,306 +49 +0.4%
1973 12,257 +19 +0.16%
1972 12,238 −22 −0.18%
1971 12,260 +379 +3.19%
1970 11,881 −71 −0.59%
1969 11,952 −71 −0.59%
1968 12,023 −111 −0.91%
1967 12,134 −101 −0.83%
1966 12,235 −112 −0.91%
1965 12,347 −91 −0.73%
1964 12,438 −81 −0.65%
1963 12,519 −1 −0.01%
1962 12,520 +0 +0%
1961 12,520

Central America, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.