Djibouti vs El Salvador: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Djibouti
- El Salvador
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.32 million hectares against 2.07 million hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 246,000 hectares.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 151st and El Salvador ranks 154th of 238 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 233,000 hectares | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 238,200 hectares | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 246,000 hectares | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 246,000 hectares | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 246,000 hectares | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 246,000 hectares | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 246,000 hectares | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Djibouti or El Salvador?
- Djibouti, at 2.32 million hectares against 2.07 million hectares in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Djibouti and El Salvador?
- 246,000 hectares, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and El Salvador rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Djibouti ranks 151st 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.