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Land area — El Salvador

Land area in El Salvador in 2023 — 20,720 km². Ranked 150 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.6%.

2023 20,720 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 150of 215
Period maximum 20,850 km²1961
Period minimum 20,720 km²1976

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — El Salvador, 1961–202320,70020,75020,80020,85019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 20,850 km²1963: 20,850 km²1965: 20,850 km²1967: 20,850 km²1969: 20,850 km²1971: 20,850 km²1973: 20,850 km²1975: 20,850 km²1977: 20,720 km²1979: 20,720 km²1981: 20,720 km²1983: 20,720 km²1985: 20,720 km²1987: 20,720 km²1989: 20,720 km²1991: 20,720 km²1993: 20,720 km²1995: 20,720 km²1997: 20,720 km²1999: 20,720 km²2001: 20,720 km²2003: 20,720 km²2005: 20,720 km²2007: 20,720 km²2009: 20,720 km²2011: 20,720 km²2013: 20,720 km²2015: 20,720 km²2017: 20,720 km²2019: 20,720 km²2021: 20,720 km²2023: 20,720 km²
Change over the period: −130 (−0.62%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

El Salvador 20,720 km²
World 130M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 20.06M km²
Central America computed 2.45M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 20,720 +0 +0%
2022 20,720 +0 +0%
2021 20,720 +0 +0%
2020 20,720 +0 +0%
2019 20,720 +0 +0%
2018 20,720 +0 +0%
2017 20,720 +0 +0%
2016 20,720 +0 +0%
2015 20,720 +0 +0%
2014 20,720 +0 +0%
2013 20,720 +0 +0%
2012 20,720 +0 +0%
2011 20,720 +0 +0%
2010 20,720 +0 +0%
2009 20,720 +0 +0%
2008 20,720 +0 +0%
2007 20,720 +0 +0%
2006 20,720 +0 +0%
2005 20,720 +0 +0%
2004 20,720 +0 +0%
2003 20,720 +0 +0%
2002 20,720 +0 +0%
2001 20,720 +0 +0%
2000 20,720 +0 +0%
1999 20,720 +0 +0%
1998 20,720 +0 +0%
1997 20,720 +0 +0%
1996 20,720 +0 +0%
1995 20,720 +0 +0%
1994 20,720 +0 +0%
1993 20,720 +0 +0%
1992 20,720 +0 +0%
1991 20,720 +0 +0%
1990 20,720 +0 +0%
1989 20,720 +0 +0%
1988 20,720 +0 +0%
1987 20,720 +0 +0%
1986 20,720 +0 +0%
1985 20,720 +0 +0%
1984 20,720 +0 +0%
1983 20,720 +0 +0%
1982 20,720 +0 +0%
1981 20,720 +0 +0%
1980 20,720 +0 +0%
1979 20,720 +0 +0%
1978 20,720 +0 +0%
1977 20,720 +0 +0%
1976 20,720 −130 −0.62%
1975 20,850 +0 +0%
1974 20,850 +0 +0%
1973 20,850 +0 +0%
1972 20,850 +0 +0%
1971 20,850 +0 +0%
1970 20,850 +0 +0%
1969 20,850 +0 +0%
1968 20,850 +0 +0%
1967 20,850 +0 +0%
1966 20,850 +0 +0%
1965 20,850 +0 +0%
1964 20,850 +0 +0%
1963 20,850 +0 +0%
1962 20,850 +0 +0%
1961 20,850 — —

Central America, 2023

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

MX Mexico 1.94M NI Nicaragua 120,340 HN Honduras 111,890 GT Guatemala 107,160 PA Panama 74,180 CR Costa Rica 51,060 BZ Belize 22,810 SV El Salvador 20,720
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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