Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.1384 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1384 hectares per person for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.2321 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1384 hectares per person, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 104th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2321 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2258 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2197 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2156 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2089 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2019 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1945 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1876 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1807 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1753 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1704 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1777 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1744 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1721 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1707 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1693 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1638 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1625 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1683 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1763 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1762 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1662 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1581 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1544 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1535 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1546 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1556 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1525 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1534 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.15 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1507 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1524 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1494 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1484 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1406 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1445 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.149 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1476 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1463 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1444 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1434 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1484 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.139 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1396 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1443 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1441 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1438 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1436 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1429 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1426 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1422 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.142 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1416 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1416 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1413 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1408 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1402 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.139 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1384 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.1753 hectares per person | 0.2321 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1706 hectares per person | 0.1625 hectares per person | 0.1777 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.1504 hectares per person | 0.1762 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1475 hectares per person | 0.1396 hectares per person | 0.1524 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1441 hectares per person | 0.139 hectares per person | 0.1484 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1423 hectares per person | 0.1416 hectares per person | 0.1436 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1399 hectares per person | 0.1384 hectares per person | 0.1413 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1483 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in El Salvador was 0.1384 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2321 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1384 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.