Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0501 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.0501 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.1035 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0501 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1035 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1026 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0917 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.086 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0992 hectares per person | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1018 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0956 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0979 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0891 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0932 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0934 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0901 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0837 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0869 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.096 hectares per person | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0886 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0905 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0944 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0968 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0942 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0887 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0798 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0775 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0781 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0787 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0781 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0816 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0804 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0776 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0788 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0812 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0871 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0808 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0791 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0761 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0705 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0762 hectares per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0706 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0644 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0608 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0667 hectares per person | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0549 hectares per person | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0534 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0551 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0566 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0557 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0547 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0592 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.06 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0586 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0609 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0641 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0627 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0654 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0604 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.063 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.057 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0552 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0535 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0515 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.052 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0503 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0501 hectares per person | -0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0501 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0524 hectares per person, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0501 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242 hectares per person, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0964 hectares per person | 0.086 hectares per person | 0.1035 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0914 hectares per person | 0.0837 hectares per person | 0.0968 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0815 hectares per person | 0.0775 hectares per person | 0.0942 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0765 hectares per person | 0.0644 hectares per person | 0.0871 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0577 hectares per person | 0.0534 hectares per person | 0.0667 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0601 hectares per person | 0.0533 hectares per person | 0.0654 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0515 hectares per person | 0.0501 hectares per person | 0.0535 hectares per person | 5 |
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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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in El Salvador?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in El Salvador was 0.0501 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1035 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0501 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.