Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in El Salvador
El Salvador: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0041 ha per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in El Salvador peaked at 0.048 ha per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places El Salvador 104th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +110.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -53.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0041 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 ha per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0041 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0138 ha per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +110.0% | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +100.0% | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 101 Honduras 0.0057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Libya 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Finland 0.004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Ireland 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Sweden 0.0037 ha per square kilometre compare
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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in El Salvador?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in El Salvador was 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.048 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- El Salvador ranks 104th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.