El Salvador vs Norway: Cropland extent over the long-term

El Salvador
880,794 hectares
in 2025
Norway
808,262 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
117th
Norway rank
118th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

  • El Salvador
  • Norway
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 880,794 hectares against 808,262 hectares in Norway, a difference of 72,532 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.

El Salvador ranks 117th and Norway ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Norway Difference Ahead
1000s 51,543 hectares 99,868 hectares 48,325 hectares Norway
1100s 54,246 hectares 132,053 hectares 77,807 hectares Norway
1200s 56,843 hectares 162,464 hectares 105,621 hectares Norway
1300s 59,236 hectares 186,164 hectares 126,928 hectares Norway
1400s 61,281 hectares 90,293 hectares 29,012 hectares Norway
1500s 62,760 hectares 174,253 hectares 111,493 hectares Norway
1600s 63,329 hectares 208,522 hectares 145,193 hectares Norway
1700s 62,386 hectares 236,652 hectares 174,266 hectares Norway
1710s 62,320 hectares 243,565 hectares 181,245 hectares Norway
1720s 62,410 hectares 250,623 hectares 188,213 hectares Norway
1730s 62,720 hectares 257,826 hectares 195,106 hectares Norway
1740s 63,339 hectares 265,167 hectares 201,828 hectares Norway
1750s 64,394 hectares 272,643 hectares 208,249 hectares Norway
1760s 66,065 hectares 280,247 hectares 214,182 hectares Norway
1770s 68,610 hectares 287,971 hectares 219,361 hectares Norway
1780s 79,325 hectares 295,806 hectares 216,481 hectares Norway
1790s 89,599 hectares 303,739 hectares 214,140 hectares Norway
1800s 99,409 hectares 311,757 hectares 212,348 hectares Norway
1810s 108,725 hectares 319,841 hectares 211,116 hectares Norway
1820s 117,515 hectares 346,114 hectares 228,599 hectares Norway
1830s 133,243 hectares 388,406 hectares 255,163 hectares Norway
1840s 148,022 hectares 431,333 hectares 283,311 hectares Norway
1850s 161,778 hectares 482,503 hectares 320,725 hectares Norway
1860s 184,606 hectares 535,683 hectares 351,077 hectares Norway
1870s 205,628 hectares 570,903 hectares 365,275 hectares Norway
1880s 238,515 hectares 582,039 hectares 343,524 hectares Norway
1890s 268,217 hectares 591,516 hectares 323,299 hectares Norway
1900s 294,325 hectares 620,164 hectares 325,839 hectares Norway
1910s 359,834 hectares 643,688 hectares 283,854 hectares Norway
1920s 479,817 hectares 687,978 hectares 208,161 hectares Norway
1930s 462,459 hectares 706,708 hectares 244,249 hectares Norway
1940s 531,676 hectares 727,137 hectares 195,461 hectares Norway
1950s 614,148 hectares 769,056 hectares 154,908 hectares Norway
1960s 642,375 hectares 840,854 hectares 198,480 hectares Norway
1970s 694,530 hectares 802,100 hectares 107,570 hectares Norway
1980s 765,736 hectares 854,200 hectares 88,464 hectares Norway
1990s 841,148 hectares 911,400 hectares 70,252 hectares Norway
2000s 864,507 hectares 867,956 hectares 3,449 hectares Norway
2010s 876,792 hectares 812,494 hectares 64,298 hectares El Salvador
2020s 880,803 hectares 807,577 hectares 73,226 hectares El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, El Salvador or Norway?
El Salvador, at 880,794 hectares against 808,262 hectares in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between El Salvador and Norway?
72,532 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Norway?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Norway rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
El Salvador ranks 117th and Norway ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – 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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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.