Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.3794 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.3794 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in El Salvador peaked at 0.4102 An per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.235 An per square kilometre, in 1969.
El Salvador ranks 146th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.259 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.259 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.259 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.259 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2638 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2494 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2542 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2398 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.235 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.235 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2398 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2398 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.247 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.247 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2542 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2606 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3137 An per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3137 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3161 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3403 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3427 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3427 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3523 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3591 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.361 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3629 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3673 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3697 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3736 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3764 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3789 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3837 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3904 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3909 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3958 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3958 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3909 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3958 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3813 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.362 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3427 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2992 An per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2992 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3813 An per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3813 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3837 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3909 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3909 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3909 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3909 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3958 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.403 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4102 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4033 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3969 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3948 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3924 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3903 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3922 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3844 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3886 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3839 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3794 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.3794 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.3794 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +27.4% | 0.2992 An per square kilometre | 0.3813 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2531 An per square kilometre | 0.235 An per square kilometre | 0.2638 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2667 An per square kilometre | 0.235 An per square kilometre | 0.3161 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3571 An per square kilometre | 0.3403 An per square kilometre | 0.3736 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.388 An per square kilometre | 0.3764 An per square kilometre | 0.3958 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3622 An per square kilometre | 0.2992 An per square kilometre | 0.3909 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.397 An per square kilometre | 0.3903 An per square kilometre | 0.4102 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3841 An per square kilometre | 0.3794 An per square kilometre | 0.3886 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 143 Congo 0.4261 An per square kilometre compare
- 144 Gabon 0.3956 An per square kilometre compare
- 145 Guyana 0.3955 An per square kilometre compare
- 147 Mozambique 0.3598 An per square kilometre compare
- 148 Malaysia 0.3353 An per square kilometre compare
- 149 Belarus 0.3324 An 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in El Salvador?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in El Salvador was 0.3794 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4102 An per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.235 An per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does El Salvador rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.