Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.1483 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1483 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.2691 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1483 hectares per person, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 139th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2691 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2617 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2547 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2495 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2419 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2342 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2261 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2185 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2109 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2048 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1992 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2044 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2003 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1972 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1949 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1927 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1869 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1848 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.189 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1949 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1943 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1854 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1779 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.174 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1725 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1725 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1725 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1691 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1691 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1658 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1647 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1647 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1655 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1633 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1632 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1551 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1556 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1577 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1587 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1606 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1598 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1563 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1548 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1585 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.15 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1517 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1547 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1523 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1512 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1505 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1501 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1502 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1498 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1514 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1517 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.151 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1517 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1519 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1518 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1515 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.151 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1497 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.149 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1483 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.2048 hectares per person | 0.2691 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1945 hectares per person | 0.1848 hectares per person | 0.2044 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1753 hectares per person | 0.1658 hectares per person | 0.1943 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.161 hectares per person | 0.1551 hectares per person | 0.1655 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.155 hectares per person | 0.15 hectares per person | 0.1606 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.151 hectares per person | 0.1498 hectares per person | 0.1519 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.15 hectares per person | 0.1483 hectares per person | 0.1515 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador was 0.1483 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2691 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1483 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.