What is the highest surface area recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 21,040 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 21,040 sq. km in 1961.

How does El Salvador rank for surface area?

El Salvador ranks 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is surface area rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in El Salvador

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in El Salvador
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

El Salvador: Surface area (sq. km) was 21,040 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

21,040 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

150th

of 216 countries

All-time high

21,040 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

21,040 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Surface area in El Salvador, 1961–2024

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2024, surface area in El Salvador stood at 21,040 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in El Salvador peaked at 21,040 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21,040 sq. km, in 1961.

That places El Salvador 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Surface area (sq. km) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in El Salvador, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	21,040 sq. km	—
1962	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2024	21,040 sq. km	+0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 21,040 sq. km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109,386 sq. km, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 21,040 sq. km is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,358 sq. km, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	9
1970s	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	10
1980s	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	10
1990s	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	10
2000s	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	10
2010s	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	10
2020s	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

147 Djibouti 23,200 sq. km compare
148 Belize 22,966 sq. km compare
149 Israel 22,070 sq. km compare
151 Slovenia 20,480 sq. km compare
152 New Caledonia 18,576 sq. km compare
153 Fiji 18,333 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in El Salvador?: Surface area in El Salvador was 21,040 sq. km in 2024, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 21,040 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 21,040 sq. km in 1961.
How does El Salvador rank for surface area?: El Salvador ranks 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is surface area rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.