Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 15.19 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
15.19 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 209 countries
All-time high
28.97 percent
in 1961
All-time low
15.19 percent
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 15.19 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador peaked at 28.97 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.19 percent, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.97 percent | — |
| 1962 | 28.97 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 28.72 percent | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 28.48 percent | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 28.24 percent | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 27.99 percent | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 27.74 percent | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 27.5 percent | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 27.25 percent | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 27.01 percent | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 26.76 percent | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 26.51 percent | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 26.27 percent | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 26.02 percent | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 25.78 percent | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 25.69 percent | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 25.45 percent | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 25.2 percent | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 24.95 percent | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 24.71 percent | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 24.46 percent | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 24.21 percent | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 23.97 percent | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 23.72 percent | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 23.47 percent | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 23.22 percent | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 22.98 percent | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 22.73 percent | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 22.49 percent | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 22.24 percent | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 21.99 percent | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 21.74 percent | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 21.5 percent | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 21.25 percent | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 21 percent | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 20.76 percent | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 20.51 percent | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 20.26 percent | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 20.01 percent | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 19.77 percent | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 19.52 percent | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.28 percent | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 19.03 percent | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 18.78 percent | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 18.53 percent | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 18.29 percent | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 18.04 percent | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.79 percent | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 17.55 percent | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3 percent | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 17.05 percent | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.81 percent | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 16.56 percent | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 16.29 percent | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.66 percent | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.16 percent | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15.67 percent | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.19 percent | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.19 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.19 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.19 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.19 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.19 percent | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.19 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.19 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.21 percent | 27.25 percent | 28.97 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.96 percent | 24.95 percent | 27.01 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.6 percent | 22.49 percent | 24.71 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.13 percent | 20.01 percent | 22.24 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.66 percent | 17.55 percent | 19.77 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.29 percent | 15.19 percent | 17.3 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.19 percent | 15.19 percent | 15.19 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in El Salvador was 15.19 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.97 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.19 percent in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).