Agricultural land use, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1895 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in El Salvador is 0.1895 hectares per person, measured 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 use, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.4362 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1895 hectares per person, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 142nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4362 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4245 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4133 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3997 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3859 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3718 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3584 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3454 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3342 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3238 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3263 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3181 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3112 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3054 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2998 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2903 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2851 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2872 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2917 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2889 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2772 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2667 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2599 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.256 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.254 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.252 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2461 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.244 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2383 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2353 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2336 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.233 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.229 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2265 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2239 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2146 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2123 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2159 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2191 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2165 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2141 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2111 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2092 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2133 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2029 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2027 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2065 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2052 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.204 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2027 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2013 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1999 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1985 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.197 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1978 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1958 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.194 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1922 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1922 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1918 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1911 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1904 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1895 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3855 hectares per person | 0.3342 hectares per person | 0.4362 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3039 hectares per person | 0.2851 hectares per person | 0.3263 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2583 hectares per person | 0.2383 hectares per person | 0.2889 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2243 hectares per person | 0.2123 hectares per person | 0.2353 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2086 hectares per person | 0.2027 hectares per person | 0.2165 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1971 hectares per person | 0.1922 hectares per person | 0.2027 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1907 hectares per person | 0.1895 hectares per person | 0.1918 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 139 Luxembourg 0.1996 hectares per person compare
- 140 Germany 0.1991 hectares per person compare
- 141 Indonesia 0.196 hectares per person compare
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1863 hectares per person compare
- 144 Tuvalu 0.1834 hectares per person compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 0.1803 hectares per person 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)
- 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 land use, per capita in El Salvador?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in El Salvador was 0.1895 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4362 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1895 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 142nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.