Agricultural area per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural area per capita was 0.1895 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1895
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
147th
of 220 countries
All-time high
0.4362
in 1961
All-time low
0.1895
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1895 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.4362 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1895, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 147th out of 220 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural area per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4362 | — |
| 1962 | 0.4245 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4133 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3997 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3859 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3718 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3584 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3454 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3342 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3238 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3263 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3181 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3112 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3054 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2998 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2903 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2851 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2872 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2917 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2889 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2772 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2667 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2599 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.256 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.254 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.252 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2461 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.244 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2383 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2353 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2336 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.233 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.229 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2265 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2239 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2146 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2123 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2159 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2191 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2165 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2141 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2111 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2092 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2133 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2029 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2027 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2065 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2052 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.204 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2027 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2013 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1999 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1985 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.197 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1978 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1958 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.194 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1922 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1922 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1918 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1911 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1904 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1895 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3855 | 0.3342 | 0.4362 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3039 | 0.2851 | 0.3263 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2583 | 0.2383 | 0.2889 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2243 | 0.2123 | 0.2353 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2086 | 0.2027 | 0.2165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1971 | 0.1922 | 0.2027 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1907 | 0.1895 | 0.1918 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 144 Luxembourg 0.2 compare
- 145 Germany 0.1962 compare
- 146 Indonesia 0.196 compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1862 compare
- 149 Tuvalu 0.183 compare
- 150 Marshall Islands 0.1802 compare
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.4 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in El Salvador?
- Agricultural area per capita in El Salvador was 0.1895 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4362 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1895 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural area per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 147th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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