Belize vs El Salvador: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2.28 million hectares against 2.07 million hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 209,000 hectares.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 152nd and El Salvador ranks 154th of 238 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 196,000 hectares | Belize |
| 1970s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 201,200 hectares | Belize |
| 1980s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 209,000 hectares | Belize |
| 1990s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 209,000 hectares | Belize |
| 2000s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 209,000 hectares | Belize |
| 2010s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 209,000 hectares | Belize |
| 2020s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 209,000 hectares | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Belize or El Salvador?
- Belize, at 2.28 million hectares against 2.07 million hectares in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Belize and El Salvador?
- 209,000 hectares, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Belize ranks 152nd and El Salvador ranks 154th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.