Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2582 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2582 ha per square kilometre for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 5.75 ha per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2566 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 28th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.07 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.98 ha per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1963 | 4.55 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 5.75 ha per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1965 | 5.64 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 4.31 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1967 | 2.72 ha per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 1968 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 2.98 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 3.38 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 3.87 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 4.99 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 4.67 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 4.06 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 4.28 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 5.25 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 3.29 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1982 | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1987 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1988 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8802 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8171 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8907 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7439 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4148 ha per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 1996 | 0.589 ha per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4963 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5888 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4542 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4252 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3669 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3887 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3749 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4541 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5447 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4194 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2965 ha per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2674 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2648 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2681 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2761 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2818 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2672 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2591 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2684 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.259 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2651 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2593 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.257 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2566 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2583 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2581 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2582 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2582 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0587 ha per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2582 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054 ha per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9 ha per square kilometre | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 5.75 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.34 ha per square kilometre | 2.98 ha per square kilometre | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6913 ha per square kilometre | 0.4148 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3803 ha per square kilometre | 0.2648 ha per square kilometre | 0.5447 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2661 ha per square kilometre | 0.257 ha per square kilometre | 0.2818 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2578 ha per square kilometre | 0.2566 ha per square kilometre | 0.2583 ha per square kilometre | 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.2582 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2566 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.