Arable land in El Salvador
El Salvador: Arable land was 721,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
721,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 206 countries
All-time high
721,000 hectares
in 2018
All-time low
450,000 hectares
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 721,000 hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in El Salvador peaked at 721,000 hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 450,000 hectares, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 117th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 488,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 488,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 488,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 482,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 476,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 470,000 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 464,000 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 458,000 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 455,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 450,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 488,000 hectares | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 488,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 488,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 488,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 488,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 475,000 hectares | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 475,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 515,000 hectares | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 560,000 hectares | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 558,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 516,000 hectares | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 479,000 hectares | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 470,000 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 480,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 500,000 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 520,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 520,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 540,000 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 540,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 550,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 565,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 588,000 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 586,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 584,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 582,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 565,000 hectares | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 565,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 600,000 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 631,000 hectares | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 627,100 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 623,200 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 619,300 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 615,400 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 611,500 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 607,600 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 604,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 630,500 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 638,800 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 647,100 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 655,400 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 663,700 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 672,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 680,300 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 688,600 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 696,900 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 705,200 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 713,500 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 721,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 721,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 721,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 721,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 721,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 721,000 hectares | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 721,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 million hectares, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 721,000 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 167,133 hectares, 4.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 474,333 hectares | 455,000 hectares | 488,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 491,500 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 560,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 512,300 hectares | 470,000 hectares | 558,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 581,600 hectares | 550,000 hectares | 631,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 622,450 hectares | 604,000 hectares | 647,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 691,760 hectares | 655,400 hectares | 721,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 721,000 hectares | 721,000 hectares | 721,000 hectares | 4 |
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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 arable land in El Salvador?
- Arable land in El Salvador was 721,000 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 721,000 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,000 hectares in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for arable land?
- El Salvador ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.