El Salvador vs India: Arable land

El Salvador
0.1143 hectares per person
in 2023
India
0.107 hectares per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
101st
India rank
104th

Arable land over time

  • El Salvador
  • India
0.10.20.3196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1143 hectares per person against 0.107 hectares per person in India, a difference of 0.0073 hectares per person.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

El Salvador ranks 101st and India ranks 104th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1488 hectares per person 0.3239 hectares per person 0.1751 hectares per person India
1970s 0.1208 hectares per person 0.2677 hectares per person 0.1468 hectares per person India
1980s 0.1054 hectares per person 0.2143 hectares per person 0.1089 hectares per person India
1990s 0.1019 hectares per person 0.1711 hectares per person 0.0692 hectares per person India
2000s 0.1037 hectares per person 0.1396 hectares per person 0.0359 hectares per person India
2010s 0.1122 hectares per person 0.1187 hectares per person 0.0064 hectares per person India
2020s 0.115 hectares per person 0.1085 hectares per person 0.0065 hectares per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, El Salvador or India?
El Salvador, at 0.1143 hectares per person against 0.107 hectares per person in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between El Salvador and India?
0.0073 hectares per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and India rank globally for arable land?
El Salvador ranks 101st and India ranks 104th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.