Agricultural land per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural land per capita was 0.1895 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1895 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
151st
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.4362 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.1895 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1895 hectares per capita for agricultural land 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 land per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.4362 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1895 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 151st out of 226 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 land per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4362 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.4245 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4133 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3997 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3859 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3718 hectares per capita | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3584 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3454 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3342 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3238 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3263 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3181 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3112 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3054 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2998 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2903 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2851 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2872 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2917 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2889 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2772 hectares per capita | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2667 hectares per capita | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2599 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.256 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.254 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.252 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2461 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.244 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2383 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2353 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2336 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.233 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.229 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2265 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2239 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2146 hectares per capita | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2123 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2159 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2191 hectares per capita | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2165 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2141 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2111 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2092 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2133 hectares per capita | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2029 hectares per capita | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2027 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2065 hectares per capita | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2052 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.204 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2027 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2013 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1999 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1985 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.197 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1978 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1958 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.194 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1922 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1922 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1918 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1911 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1904 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1895 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1895 hectares per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1895 hectares per capita is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 74% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3855 hectares per capita | 0.3342 hectares per capita | 0.4362 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3039 hectares per capita | 0.2851 hectares per capita | 0.3263 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2583 hectares per capita | 0.2383 hectares per capita | 0.2889 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2243 hectares per capita | 0.2123 hectares per capita | 0.2353 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2086 hectares per capita | 0.2027 hectares per capita | 0.2165 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1971 hectares per capita | 0.1922 hectares per capita | 0.2027 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1907 hectares per capita | 0.1895 hectares per capita | 0.1918 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 148 Luxembourg 0.2 hectares per capita compare
- 149 Germany 0.1962 hectares per capita compare
- 150 Indonesia 0.196 hectares per capita compare
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1862 hectares per capita compare
- 153 Tuvalu 0.183 hectares per capita compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 0.1802 hectares per capita compare
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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1483 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in El Salvador?
- Agricultural land per capita in El Salvador was 0.1895 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4362 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1895 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural land per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 151st out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.