Area per tonne oil in El Salvador

El Salvador: Area per tonne oil was 2.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.08
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
47th
of 59 countries
All-time high
3.68
in 2011
All-time low
0.7102
in 1963
Years of data
59
1961–2023

Area per tonne oil in El Salvador, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, area per tonne oil in El Salvador stood at 2.08.

The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, area per tonne oil in El Salvador peaked at 3.68 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7102, in 1963.

That places El Salvador 47th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Area per tonne oil in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Area per tonne oil in El Salvador, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 0.8224 —
1962 0.7812 -5.0%
1963 0.7102 -9.1%
1964 0.7812 +10.0%
1965 0.7812 +0.0%
1966 0.8224 +5.3%
1967 0.9191 +11.8%
1968 0.7102 -22.7%
1969 1.02 +43.0%
1970 0.9919 -2.3%
1971 0.7404 -25.4%
1972 0.7703 +4.0%
1973 0.7665 -0.5%
1974 0.7275 -5.1%
1975 1.17 +61.2%
1976 2.88 +145.1%
1977 2.09 -27.3%
1978 1.89 -9.7%
1979 2.02 +6.8%
1980 1.96 -2.7%
1981 1.95 -0.7%
1982 2.08 +6.7%
1983 2.91 +40.2%
1984 2.91 +0.0%
1985 2.92 +0.1%
1986 2.92 +0.0%
1987 2.92 +0.0%
1988 2.91 -0.1%
1989 2.91 +0.0%
1990 3.12 +7.1%
1991 2.77 -11.4%
1992 2.77 +0.1%
1993 3.61 +30.3%
1994 2.04 -43.5%
1995 1.32 -35.0%
1996 1.33 +0.2%
1997 1.33 +0.0%
1998 1.33 +0.0%
2003 2.2 +65.7%
2004 2.42 +10.3%
2005 2.14 -11.8%
2006 2.02 -5.6%
2007 2.19 +8.5%
2008 2.26 +3.3%
2009 2.26 -0.1%
2010 2.42 +7.0%
2011 3.68 +52.3%
2012 2.88 -21.8%
2013 2.33 -19.1%
2014 1.93 -17.2%
2015 1.95 +1.3%
2016 2.97 +52.0%
2017 1.31 -55.8%
2018 1.34 +2.0%
2019 2.47 +84.2%
2020 2.48 +0.7%
2021 1.93 -22.5%
2022 1.95 +1.4%
2023 2.08 +6.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 2.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.46, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 2.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.71, 44% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Area per tonne oil 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.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +145.1% 1.17 2.88
2019 +84.2% 1.34 2.47
2003 +65.7% 1.33 2.2

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.816 0.7102 1.02 9
1970s 1.4 0.7275 2.88 10
1980s 2.64 1.95 2.92 10
1990s 2.18 1.32 3.61 9
2000s 2.21 2.02 2.42 7
2010s 2.33 1.31 3.68 10
2020s 2.11 1.93 2.48 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 44 Honduras 2.57 compare
  2. 45 Guinea-Bissau 2.27 compare
  3. 46 Togo 2.15 compare
  4. 48 Venezuela 1.71 compare
  5. 49 Jamaica 1.67 compare
  6. 50 Ecuador 1.66 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is area per tonne oil in El Salvador?
Area per tonne oil in El Salvador was 2.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest area per tonne oil recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 3.68 in 2011.
What is the lowest area per tonne oil recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7102 in 1963.
How does El Salvador rank for area per tonne oil?
El Salvador ranks 47th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
Is area per tonne oil rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area per tonne oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Area per tonne oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
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