Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 4.75 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.75 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
5th
of 114 countries
All-time high
6 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
1.03 ha per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 4.75 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 6 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.03 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
El Salvador ranks 5th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 1963 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1965 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 2.55 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.66 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 2.53 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1983 | 2.72 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.81 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.94 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 3.25 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.74 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.59 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.93 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 3.27 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 3.77 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 3.59 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.11 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.13 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.22 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.92 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 5.21 ha per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 5.02 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.95 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.63 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 5.79 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.86 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.49 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 6 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.74 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 4.72 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.73 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.82 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.67 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.34 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 4.75 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.75 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0831 ha per square kilometre, 57.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.75 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2316 ha per square kilometre, 20.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | 3.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | 2.93 ha per square kilometre | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 ha per square kilometre | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | 5.21 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 ha per square kilometre | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | 6 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 ha per square kilometre | 4.34 ha per square kilometre | 4.82 ha per square kilometre | 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 beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 4.75 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does El Salvador rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 5th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.