Surface area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0033 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0033 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
178th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0073 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0033 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador is 0.0033 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0073 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 178th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0033 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 26% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0033 sq. km per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 175 United Kingdom 0.0035 sq. km per person compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 0.0034 sq. km per person compare
- 177 United States Virgin Islands 0.0033 sq. km per person compare
- 179 Vietnam 0.0033 sq. km per person compare
- 180 Guam 0.0032 sq. km per person compare
- 181 Pakistan 0.0032 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1483 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador was 0.0033 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 178th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.