Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0101 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0101 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0362 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
El Salvador ranks 114th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +116.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +90.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0101 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0101 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +116.0% | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +90.1% | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 111 Niger 0.0126 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Mongolia 0.0125 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Libya 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Bahrain 0.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Mali 0.0082 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Saudi Arabia 0.0079 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0101 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0362 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 114th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.