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
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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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.