Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0435 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 0.0435 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.1182 ha per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 ha per square kilometre, in 1989.
El Salvador ranks 25th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1182 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | -67.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0405 ha per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0435 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0184 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0435 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0208 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +69.2% | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre |
| 1984 | -67.2% | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +57.1% | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +52.6% | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +44.8% | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0405 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -33.2% | 0.0405 ha per square kilometre | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | 0.1182 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0289 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0405 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0435 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1182 ha per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does El Salvador rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Unmanufactured tobacco — 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
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.