El Salvador vs Peru: Arable land

El Salvador
0.1143 hectares per person
in 2023
Peru
0.1158 hectares per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
101st
Peru rank
100th

Arable land over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.1158 hectares per person against 0.1143 hectares per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0015 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 101st and Peru ranks 100th of 206 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1488 hectares per person 0.2078 hectares per person 0.0591 hectares per person Peru
1970s 0.1208 hectares per person 0.209 hectares per person 0.0881 hectares per person Peru
1980s 0.1054 hectares per person 0.1965 hectares per person 0.0911 hectares per person Peru
1990s 0.1019 hectares per person 0.1757 hectares per person 0.0737 hectares per person Peru
2000s 0.1037 hectares per person 0.1457 hectares per person 0.042 hectares per person Peru
2010s 0.1122 hectares per person 0.1253 hectares per person 0.0131 hectares per person Peru
2020s 0.115 hectares per person 0.1205 hectares per person 0.0055 hectares per person Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 0.1158 hectares per person against 0.1143 hectares per person in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between El Salvador and Peru?
0.0015 hectares per person, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for arable land?
El Salvador ranks 101st and Peru ranks 100th 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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About this data

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.