Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
58.44 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
57.71 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
42nd
El Salvador rank
45th

Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 58.44 hectares per square kilometre against 57.71 hectares per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.73 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 42nd and El Salvador ranks 45th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 58.11 hectares per square kilometre 58.99 hectares per square kilometre 0.8738 hectares per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 58.33 hectares per square kilometre 59.37 hectares per square kilometre 1.04 hectares per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 58.34 hectares per square kilometre 60.56 hectares per square kilometre 2.23 hectares per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 58.08 hectares per square kilometre 61.73 hectares per square kilometre 3.65 hectares per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 58.07 hectares per square kilometre 60.38 hectares per square kilometre 2.31 hectares per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 58.16 hectares per square kilometre 58.61 hectares per square kilometre 0.4552 hectares per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 58.67 hectares per square kilometre 57.71 hectares per square kilometre 0.9585 hectares per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
Afghanistan, at 58.44 hectares per square kilometre against 57.71 hectares per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
0.73 hectares per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and El Salvador ranks 45th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,060 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.