Breakdown of habitable land area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Breakdown of habitable land area was 24,340 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in El Salvador, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in El Salvador is 24,340 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over five years.
El Salvador ranks 133rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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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 breakdown of habitable land area in El Salvador?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in El Salvador was 24,340 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 26,260 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,340 hectares in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.