China vs El Salvador: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
China
55.43 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
57.71 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
47th
El Salvador rank
45th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- China
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 57.71 hectares per square kilometre against 55.43 hectares per square kilometre in China, a difference of 2.28 hectares per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
China ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 209 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.83 hectares per square kilometre | 58.99 hectares per square kilometre | 21.16 hectares per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 42.44 hectares per square kilometre | 59.37 hectares per square kilometre | 16.93 hectares per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 49.64 hectares per square kilometre | 60.56 hectares per square kilometre | 10.93 hectares per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 55.25 hectares per square kilometre | 61.73 hectares per square kilometre | 6.48 hectares per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 55.98 hectares per square kilometre | 60.38 hectares per square kilometre | 4.4 hectares per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 55.82 hectares per square kilometre | 58.61 hectares per square kilometre | 2.79 hectares per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 55.44 hectares per square kilometre | 57.71 hectares per square kilometre | 2.27 hectares per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, China or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 57.71 hectares per square kilometre against 55.43 hectares per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between China and El Salvador?
- 2.28 hectares per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and El Salvador rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 47th 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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About this data
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.