El Salvador vs Mongolia: Cropland extent over the long-term
El Salvador
880,794 hectares
in 2025
Mongolia
980,591 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
117th
Mongolia rank
115th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 980,591 hectares against 880,794 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 99,797 hectares.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 117th and Mongolia ranks 115th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 51,543 hectares | 393,634 hectares | 342,091 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 54,246 hectares | 509,178 hectares | 454,932 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 56,843 hectares | 623,563 hectares | 566,720 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 59,236 hectares | 659,240 hectares | 600,004 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 61,281 hectares | 463,031 hectares | 401,750 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 62,760 hectares | 460,727 hectares | 397,967 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 63,329 hectares | 458,435 hectares | 395,106 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 62,386 hectares | 456,154 hectares | 393,768 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 62,320 hectares | 451,371 hectares | 389,051 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 62,410 hectares | 450,628 hectares | 388,218 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 62,720 hectares | 449,886 hectares | 387,166 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 63,339 hectares | 449,145 hectares | 385,806 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 64,394 hectares | 448,405 hectares | 384,011 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 66,065 hectares | 447,666 hectares | 381,601 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 68,610 hectares | 446,929 hectares | 378,319 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 79,325 hectares | 446,192 hectares | 366,867 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 89,599 hectares | 445,457 hectares | 355,858 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 99,409 hectares | 444,724 hectares | 345,315 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 108,725 hectares | 443,991 hectares | 335,266 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 117,515 hectares | 443,260 hectares | 325,745 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 133,243 hectares | 445,021 hectares | 311,778 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 148,022 hectares | 450,313 hectares | 302,291 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 161,778 hectares | 455,667 hectares | 293,889 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 184,606 hectares | 461,084 hectares | 276,478 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 205,628 hectares | 466,567 hectares | 260,939 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 238,515 hectares | 476,720 hectares | 238,205 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 268,217 hectares | 521,784 hectares | 253,567 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 294,325 hectares | 571,106 hectares | 276,781 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 359,834 hectares | 625,092 hectares | 265,258 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 479,817 hectares | 599,364 hectares | 119,547 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 462,459 hectares | 573,877 hectares | 111,418 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 531,676 hectares | 548,629 hectares | 16,953 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 614,148 hectares | 557,567 hectares | 56,581 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 642,375 hectares | 763,107 hectares | 120,732 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 694,530 hectares | 907,600 hectares | 213,070 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 765,736 hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 537,264 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 841,148 hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 477,652 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 864,507 hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 319,548 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 876,792 hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 413,726 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 880,803 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 193,888 hectares | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, El Salvador or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 980,591 hectares against 880,794 hectares in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between El Salvador and Mongolia?
- 99,797 hectares, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mongolia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mongolia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 117th and Mongolia ranks 115th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.