Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0103 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0103 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in El Salvador peaked at 0.0472 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
El Salvador ranks 57th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0103 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0103 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -77.0% | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +68.2% | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +61.8% | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -51.1% | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +44.7% | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -36.7% | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 54 Morocco 0.0114 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Malaysia 0.0107 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Zimbabwe 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Peru 0.0101 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Poland 0.0098 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Montenegro 0.0097 ha per square kilometre 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in El Salvador?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in El Salvador was 0.0103 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.