El Salvador vs Panama: Land used for agriculture

El Salvador
1.45 million
in 2010
Panama
1.44 million
in 2010
El Salvador rank
118th
Panama rank
119th

Land used for agriculture over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.45 million against 1.44 million in Panama, a difference of 6,400.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Panama ahead.

El Salvador ranks 118th and Panama ranks 119th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 19 and Panama in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1780s 55,415 77,017 21,602 Panama
1790s 63,666 79,673 16,007 Panama
1800s 72,336 85,477 13,140 Panama
1810s 81,067 88,438 7,371 Panama
1820s 90,278 99,704 9,426 Panama
1830s 115,295 108,955 6,340 El Salvador
1840s 133,836 119,092 14,744 El Salvador
1850s 153,396 133,380 20,016 El Salvador
1860s 180,548 153,080 27,468 El Salvador
1870s 207,670 173,482 34,188 El Salvador
1880s 248,473 194,682 53,791 El Salvador
1890s 291,017 227,024 63,993 El Salvador
1900s 334,820 267,372 67,448 El Salvador
1910s 420,895 337,751 83,144 El Salvador
1920s 574,054 414,059 159,995 El Salvador
1930s 614,462 477,192 137,270 El Salvador
1940s 769,944 636,661 133,283 El Salvador
1950s 866,379 841,074 25,305 El Salvador
1960s 1.16 million 1.09 million 67,970 El Salvador
1970s 1.14 million 1.13 million 10,970 El Salvador
1980s 1.26 million 1.11 million 153,520 El Salvador
1990s 1.29 million 1.26 million 26,710 El Salvador
2000s 1.29 million 1.29 million 180 El Salvador
2010s 1.45 million 1.44 million 6,400 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 1.45 million against 1.44 million in Panama as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between El Salvador and Panama?
6,400, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for land used for agriculture?
El Salvador ranks 118th and Panama ranks 119th 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
Last refreshed

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