Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in El Salvador
El Salvador: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 2.08 hectares per tonne in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil 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 hectares per tonne.
Analysis
In 2023, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in El Salvador stood at 2.08 hectares per tonne.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in El Salvador peaked at 3.68 hectares per tonne in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7102 hectares per tonne, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.816 hectares per tonne | 0.7102 hectares per tonne | 1.02 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4 hectares per tonne | 0.7275 hectares per tonne | 2.88 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 hectares per tonne | 1.95 hectares per tonne | 2.92 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.18 hectares per tonne | 1.32 hectares per tonne | 3.61 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.21 hectares per tonne | 2.02 hectares per tonne | 2.42 hectares per tonne | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.33 hectares per tonne | 1.31 hectares per tonne | 3.68 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 hectares per tonne | 1.93 hectares per tonne | 2.48 hectares per tonne | 4 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in El Salvador?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in El Salvador was 2.08 hectares per tonne 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 area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 hectares per tonne in 2011.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7102 hectares per tonne in 1963.
- How does El Salvador rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area of coconut crops harvested to produce a tonne of coconut oil. This metric is the inverse of oil yields, and represents the amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow a given crop to produce one tonne of oil.