Arable land — all countries

Arable land — El Salvador

Arable land in El Salvador in 2023 — 721,000 ha. Ranked 117 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 47.7%.

2023 721,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 117of 206
Period maximum 721,000 ha2018
Period minimum 450,000 ha1970

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — El Salvador, 1961–2023400,000500,000600,000700,000800,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 488,000 ha1963: 488,000 ha1965: 476,000 ha1967: 464,000 ha1969: 455,000 ha1971: 488,000 ha1973: 488,000 ha1975: 488,000 ha1977: 475,000 ha1979: 560,000 ha1981: 516,000 ha1983: 470,000 ha1985: 500,000 ha1987: 520,000 ha1989: 540,000 ha1991: 565,000 ha1993: 586,000 ha1995: 582,000 ha1997: 565,000 ha1999: 631,000 ha2001: 623,200 ha2003: 615,400 ha2005: 607,600 ha2007: 630,500 ha2009: 647,100 ha2011: 663,700 ha2013: 680,300 ha2015: 696,900 ha2017: 713,500 ha2019: 721,000 ha2021: 721,000 ha2023: 721,000 ha
Change over the period: +233,000 (+47.75%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2023

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

El Salvador 721,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Latin America & Caribbean computed 151M ha
Central America computed 25.65M ha
Arable land — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 721,000 +0 +0%
2022 721,000 +0 +0%
2021 721,000 +0 +0%
2020 721,000 +0 +0%
2019 721,000 +0 +0%
2018 721,000 +7,500 +1.05%
2017 713,500 +8,300 +1.18%
2016 705,200 +8,300 +1.19%
2015 696,900 +8,300 +1.21%
2014 688,600 +8,300 +1.22%
2013 680,300 +8,300 +1.24%
2012 672,000 +8,300 +1.25%
2011 663,700 +8,300 +1.27%
2010 655,400 +8,300 +1.28%
2009 647,100 +8,300 +1.3%
2008 638,800 +8,300 +1.32%
2007 630,500 +26,500 +4.39%
2006 604,000 −3,600 −0.59%
2005 607,600 −3,900 −0.64%
2004 611,500 −3,900 −0.63%
2003 615,400 −3,900 −0.63%
2002 619,300 −3,900 −0.63%
2001 623,200 −3,900 −0.62%
2000 627,100 −3,900 −0.62%
1999 631,000 +31,000 +5.17%
1998 600,000 +35,000 +6.19%
1997 565,000 +0 +0%
1996 565,000 −17,000 −2.92%
1995 582,000 −2,000 −0.34%
1994 584,000 −2,000 −0.34%
1993 586,000 −2,000 −0.34%
1992 588,000 +23,000 +4.07%
1991 565,000 +15,000 +2.73%
1990 550,000 +10,000 +1.85%
1989 540,000 +0 +0%
1988 540,000 +20,000 +3.85%
1987 520,000 +0 +0%
1986 520,000 +20,000 +4%
1985 500,000 +20,000 +4.17%
1984 480,000 +10,000 +2.13%
1983 470,000 −9,000 −1.88%
1982 479,000 −37,000 −7.17%
1981 516,000 −42,000 −7.53%
1980 558,000 −2,000 −0.36%
1979 560,000 +45,000 +8.74%
1978 515,000 +40,000 +8.42%
1977 475,000 +0 +0%
1976 475,000 −13,000 −2.66%
1975 488,000 +0 +0%
1974 488,000 +0 +0%
1973 488,000 +0 +0%
1972 488,000 +0 +0%
1971 488,000 +38,000 +8.44%
1970 450,000 −5,000 −1.1%
1969 455,000 −3,000 −0.66%
1968 458,000 −6,000 −1.29%
1967 464,000 −6,000 −1.28%
1966 470,000 −6,000 −1.26%
1965 476,000 −6,000 −1.24%
1964 482,000 −6,000 −1.23%
1963 488,000 +0 +0%
1962 488,000 +0 +0%
1961 488,000

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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