Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 6,455 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6,455 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
14th
of 191 countries
All-time high
6,459 animals per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
134.92 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6,455 animals per square kilometre for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 6,459 animals per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 134.92 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 134.92 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 141.15 animals per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 147.87 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 155.3 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 163.12 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 171.7 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 180.91 animals per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 190.6 animals per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 201.68 animals per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 212.47 animals per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 205.75 animals per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 206.24 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 206.24 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 208.3 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 283.55 animals per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1976 | 399.47 animals per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1977 | 625.63 animals per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 1978 | 720.22 animals per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 777.85 animals per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 635.91 animals per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 771.43 animals per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1982 | 793.44 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 890.59 animals per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 1,101 animals per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 1,194 animals per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 1,392 animals per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 1,389 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,116 animals per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1989 | 1,317 animals per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 1,158 animals per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 1,322 animals per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 1,375 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1,525 animals per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 1,330 animals per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 1,488 animals per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 1,436 animals per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1,542 animals per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 1,637 animals per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1,641 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,220 animals per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 2,220 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,317 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,317 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,794 animals per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 3,491 animals per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 3,588 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3,781 animals per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 3,403 animals per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 3,459 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4,440 animals per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 4,633 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4,653 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4,672 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4,841 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5,019 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 5,244 animals per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 5,433 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 5,599 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5,755 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 6,023 animals per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6,290 animals per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 6,459 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6,236 animals per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 6,455 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6,455 animals per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 819.06 animals per square kilometre, 7.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6,455 animals per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 618.72 animals per square kilometre, 10.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +56.6% | 399.47 animals per square kilometre | 625.63 animals per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +40.9% | 283.55 animals per square kilometre | 399.47 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165.25 animals per square kilometre | 134.92 animals per square kilometre | 201.68 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 384.57 animals per square kilometre | 205.75 animals per square kilometre | 777.85 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,060 animals per square kilometre | 635.91 animals per square kilometre | 1,392 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,445 animals per square kilometre | 1,158 animals per square kilometre | 1,641 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,959 animals per square kilometre | 2,220 animals per square kilometre | 3,781 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,029 animals per square kilometre | 4,440 animals per square kilometre | 5,755 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,293 animals per square kilometre | 6,023 animals per square kilometre | 6,459 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 11 Malta 9,557 animals per square kilometre compare
- 12 Jamaica 7,978 animals per square kilometre compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 6,638 animals per square kilometre compare
- 15 Lebanon 6,305 animals per square kilometre compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 5,357 animals per square kilometre compare
- 17 United Kingdom 4,870 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 6,455 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6,459 animals per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.92 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.