Agricultural irrigated land in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural irrigated land was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural irrigated land in El Salvador, 2003–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural irrigated land in El Salvador stood at 2.0%.
The figure is up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in El Salvador peaked at 2.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2011.
El Salvador ranks 55th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.3% | — |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -45.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 26% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 38% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share 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 irrigated land in El Salvador?
- Agricultural irrigated land in El Salvador was 2.0% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.