El Salvador vs Jordan: Land used for agriculture

El Salvador
1.45 million
in 2010
Jordan
1.37 million
in 2010
El Salvador rank
118th
Jordan rank
121st

Land used for agriculture over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jordan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.45 million against 1.37 million in Jordan, a difference of 75,470.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Jordan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 118th and Jordan ranks 121st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Jordan in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jordan Difference Ahead
1780s 55,415 166,970 111,555 Jordan
1790s 63,666 168,659 104,993 Jordan
1800s 72,336 170,557 98,220 Jordan
1810s 81,067 172,855 91,788 Jordan
1820s 90,278 175,416 85,138 Jordan
1830s 115,295 185,781 70,486 Jordan
1840s 133,836 194,614 60,778 Jordan
1850s 153,396 204,167 50,771 Jordan
1860s 180,548 214,459 33,911 Jordan
1870s 207,670 225,883 18,213 Jordan
1880s 248,473 266,313 17,840 Jordan
1890s 291,017 314,388 23,371 Jordan
1900s 334,820 360,958 26,138 Jordan
1910s 420,895 420,016 879 El Salvador
1920s 574,054 480,311 93,743 El Salvador
1930s 614,462 554,000 60,462 El Salvador
1940s 769,944 697,210 72,734 El Salvador
1950s 866,379 839,442 26,937 El Salvador
1960s 1.16 million 1.43 million 269,600 Jordan
1970s 1.14 million 1.41 million 270,530 Jordan
1980s 1.26 million 1.44 million 182,760 Jordan
1990s 1.29 million 1.44 million 156,460 Jordan
2000s 1.29 million 1.40 million 112,330 Jordan
2010s 1.45 million 1.37 million 75,470 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, El Salvador or Jordan?
El Salvador, at 1.45 million against 1.37 million in Jordan as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between El Salvador and Jordan?
75,470, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for land used for agriculture?
El Salvador ranks 118th and Jordan ranks 121st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land used for agriculture
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.