Cropland extent over the long-term in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cropland extent over the long-term was 880,794 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
880,794 hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
117th
of 202 countries
All-time high
891,360 hectares
in 2004
All-time low
51,543 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in El Salvador, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in El Salvador is 880,794 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in El Salvador peaked at 891,360 hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 51,543 hectares, in 1000.
El Salvador ranks 117th of 202 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.
Cropland extent over the long-term in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 51,543 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 54,246 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1200 | 56,843 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1300 | 59,236 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1400 | 61,281 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1500 | 62,760 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1600 | 63,329 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1700 | 62,386 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1710 | 62,320 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1720 | 62,410 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1730 | 62,720 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1740 | 63,339 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1750 | 64,394 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1760 | 66,065 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1770 | 68,610 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1780 | 79,325 hectares | +15.6% |
| 1790 | 89,599 hectares | +13.0% |
| 1800 | 99,409 hectares | +10.9% |
| 1810 | 108,725 hectares | +9.4% |
| 1820 | 117,515 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1830 | 133,243 hectares | +13.4% |
| 1840 | 148,022 hectares | +11.1% |
| 1850 | 161,778 hectares | +9.3% |
| 1860 | 184,606 hectares | +14.1% |
| 1870 | 205,628 hectares | +11.4% |
| 1880 | 238,515 hectares | +16.0% |
| 1890 | 268,217 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1900 | 294,325 hectares | +9.7% |
| 1910 | 359,834 hectares | +22.3% |
| 1920 | 479,817 hectares | +33.3% |
| 1930 | 462,459 hectares | -3.6% |
| 1940 | 531,676 hectares | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 592,928 hectares | +11.5% |
| 1951 | 595,881 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 599,768 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 604,384 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 609,570 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 615,203 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 621,199 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 627,506 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 634,096 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 640,946 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 647,966 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 647,966 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 647,966 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 652,919 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 649,942 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 645,989 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 640,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 635,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 629,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 627,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 625,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 667,851 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 670,851 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 677,862 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 687,843 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 697,787 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 689,809 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 698,787 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 739,749 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 789,761 hectares | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 799,802 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 759,719 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 730,753 hectares | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 726,786 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 736,714 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 756,709 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 776,650 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 776,645 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 796,793 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 796,792 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 809,846 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 827,924 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 850,974 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 850,974 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 853,968 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 854,961 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 815,934 hectares | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 815,926 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 849,976 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 880,994 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 877,089 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 873,190 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 864,274 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 860,388 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 891,360 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 834,552 hectares | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 837,967 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 867,439 hectares | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 868,769 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 870,042 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 871,256 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 872,564 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 873,789 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 875,168 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 876,345 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 877,900 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 878,934 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 880,315 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 880,825 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 880,819 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 880,813 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 880,809 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 880,805 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 880,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 880,798 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 880,794 hectares | -0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 880,794 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 44% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 880,794 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 661,020 hectares, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +33.3% | 359,834 hectares | 479,817 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 51,543 hectares | 51,543 hectares | 51,543 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 54,246 hectares | 54,246 hectares | 54,246 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 56,843 hectares | 56,843 hectares | 56,843 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 59,236 hectares | 59,236 hectares | 59,236 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 61,281 hectares | 61,281 hectares | 61,281 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 62,760 hectares | 62,760 hectares | 62,760 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 63,329 hectares | 63,329 hectares | 63,329 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 62,386 hectares | 62,386 hectares | 62,386 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 62,320 hectares | 62,320 hectares | 62,320 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 62,410 hectares | 62,410 hectares | 62,410 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 62,720 hectares | 62,720 hectares | 62,720 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 63,339 hectares | 63,339 hectares | 63,339 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 64,394 hectares | 64,394 hectares | 64,394 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 66,065 hectares | 66,065 hectares | 66,065 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 68,610 hectares | 68,610 hectares | 68,610 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 79,325 hectares | 79,325 hectares | 79,325 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 89,599 hectares | 89,599 hectares | 89,599 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 99,409 hectares | 99,409 hectares | 99,409 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 108,725 hectares | 108,725 hectares | 108,725 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 117,515 hectares | 117,515 hectares | 117,515 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 133,243 hectares | 133,243 hectares | 133,243 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 148,022 hectares | 148,022 hectares | 148,022 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 161,778 hectares | 161,778 hectares | 161,778 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 184,606 hectares | 184,606 hectares | 184,606 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 205,628 hectares | 205,628 hectares | 205,628 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 238,515 hectares | 238,515 hectares | 238,515 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 268,217 hectares | 268,217 hectares | 268,217 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 294,325 hectares | 294,325 hectares | 294,325 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 359,834 hectares | 359,834 hectares | 359,834 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 479,817 hectares | 479,817 hectares | 479,817 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 462,459 hectares | 462,459 hectares | 462,459 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 531,676 hectares | 531,676 hectares | 531,676 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 614,148 hectares | 592,928 hectares | 640,946 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 642,375 hectares | 627,000 hectares | 652,919 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 694,530 hectares | 625,000 hectares | 789,761 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 765,736 hectares | 726,786 hectares | 799,802 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 841,148 hectares | 809,846 hectares | 880,994 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 864,507 hectares | 834,552 hectares | 891,360 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 876,792 hectares | 871,256 hectares | 880,825 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 880,803 hectares | 880,794 hectares | 880,813 hectares | 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)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1384 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in El Salvador?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in El Salvador was 880,794 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 891,360 hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,543 hectares in 1000.
- How does El Salvador rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 117th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.