Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 12.34 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 12.34 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 15.49 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.95 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
El Salvador ranks 6th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.11 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.53 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 8.28 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 7.95 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 9.26 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1966 | 9.96 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 9.2 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 9.58 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 9.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 9.88 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 10.08 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 9.83 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 9.64 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 11.81 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 11.3 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 11.82 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 12.76 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 13.31 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 14.07 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 13.33 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 11.52 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 11.66 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 11.75 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 12.23 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 12.44 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 13.46 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 13.61 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 13.33 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 13.6 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 14.8 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 15.49 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 14.85 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 15.22 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 14.22 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 14.78 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 14.26 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 12.71 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 12.51 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 14.19 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 11.94 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 11.03 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 11.32 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.93 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.63 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.36 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 12.63 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.25 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 12.95 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 13.72 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 14.2 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 15.17 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 13.66 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 14.65 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 13.69 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 13.07 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 12.77 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.71 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.73 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.34 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 12.34 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 14.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 12.34 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 32.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.13 ha per square kilometre | 7.95 ha per square kilometre | 9.96 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.06 ha per square kilometre | 9.64 ha per square kilometre | 13.31 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.74 ha per square kilometre | 11.52 ha per square kilometre | 14.07 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.34 ha per square kilometre | 12.71 ha per square kilometre | 15.49 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.11 ha per square kilometre | 11.03 ha per square kilometre | 14.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.61 ha per square kilometre | 12.25 ha per square kilometre | 15.17 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.64 ha per square kilometre | 12.34 ha per square kilometre | 12.78 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 12.34 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does El Salvador rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.