El Salvador vs Israel: Land area in hectares
El Salvador
2.07 million hectares
in 2023
Israel
2.16 million hectares
in 2023
El Salvador rank
154th
Israel rank
153rd
Land area in hectares over time
- El Salvador
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.16 million hectares against 2.07 million hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 92,000 hectares.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 154th and Israel ranks 153rd of 238 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 79,000 hectares | Israel |
| 1970s | 2.08 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 84,200 hectares | Israel |
| 1980s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 92,000 hectares | Israel |
| 1990s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 92,000 hectares | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 92,000 hectares | Israel |
| 2010s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 92,000 hectares | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 92,000 hectares | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, El Salvador or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.16 million hectares against 2.07 million hectares in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between El Salvador and Israel?
- 92,000 hectares, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Israel?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Israel rank globally for land area in hectares?
- El Salvador ranks 154th and Israel ranks 153rd 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.