El Salvador vs Lesotho: Agricultural area over the long-term
El Salvador
944,308 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho
832,760 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
140th
Lesotho rank
143rd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 944,308 hectares against 832,760 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 111,548 hectares.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 51,543 hectares | 870.1 hectares | 50,673 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1100s | 54,246 hectares | 16,871 hectares | 37,375 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1200s | 56,843 hectares | 19,442 hectares | 37,402 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1300s | 59,236 hectares | 22,455 hectares | 36,782 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1400s | 61,281 hectares | 26,012 hectares | 35,268 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1500s | 62,760 hectares | 30,255 hectares | 32,504 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1600s | 79,295 hectares | 35,386 hectares | 43,909 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1700s | 85,432 hectares | 50,129 hectares | 35,302 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1710s | 86,192 hectares | 52,570 hectares | 33,622 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1720s | 87,197 hectares | 55,176 hectares | 32,021 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1730s | 88,546 hectares | 57,967 hectares | 30,579 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1740s | 90,380 hectares | 60,966 hectares | 29,414 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1750s | 92,900 hectares | 64,200 hectares | 28,700 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 96,395 hectares | 67,701 hectares | 28,694 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 101,283 hectares | 71,508 hectares | 29,776 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 118,522 hectares | 75,667 hectares | 42,855 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 135,561 hectares | 80,238 hectares | 55,323 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 152,372 hectares | 85,290 hectares | 67,082 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 169,597 hectares | 90,914 hectares | 78,683 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 186,673 hectares | 97,225 hectares | 89,448 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 215,703 hectares | 104,370 hectares | 111,333 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 244,425 hectares | 115,896 hectares | 128,529 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 272,762 hectares | 119,700 hectares | 153,062 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 306,480 hectares | 132,362 hectares | 174,118 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 335,981 hectares | 146,364 hectares | 189,617 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 383,349 hectares | 161,847 hectares | 221,502 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 423,808 hectares | 178,967 hectares | 244,841 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 456,950 hectares | 197,899 hectares | 259,051 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 548,604 hectares | 232,975 hectares | 315,629 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 718,000 hectares | 271,736 hectares | 446,264 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 722,184 hectares | 334,577 hectares | 387,607 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 696,020 hectares | 538,373 hectares | 157,647 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 721,692 hectares | 603,453 hectares | 118,240 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 746,163 hectares | 661,200 hectares | 84,963 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 791,194 hectares | 644,200 hectares | 146,994 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 852,137 hectares | 605,500 hectares | 246,637 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 918,359 hectares | 629,750 hectares | 288,609 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 929,832 hectares | 693,900 hectares | 235,932 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 930,526 hectares | 731,500 hectares | 199,026 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 944,387 hectares | 832,910 hectares | 111,477 hectares | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- El Salvador, at 944,308 hectares against 832,760 hectares in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 111,548 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area 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 agricultural area for each separate country over time.