FAO projections of arable land, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.1396 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.1396 hectares per person.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.2258 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.139 hectares per person, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 111th out of 208 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.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2258 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2197 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2156 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2089 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2019 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1945 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1876 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1807 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1753 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1704 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1778 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1744 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1722 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1707 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1694 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1639 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1625 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1684 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1763 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1762 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1663 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1581 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1544 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1536 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1547 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1556 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1526 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1534 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.15 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1507 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1524 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1495 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1484 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1406 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1445 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.149 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1476 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1463 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1444 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1434 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1485 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.139 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1396 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1443 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1441 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1439 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1436 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.143 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1426 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1422 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.142 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1418 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1416 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1416 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1413 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1408 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1403 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1396 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1396 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1121 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2011 hectares per person | 0.1753 hectares per person | 0.2258 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1706 hectares per person | 0.1625 hectares per person | 0.1778 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.1504 hectares per person | 0.1762 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1475 hectares per person | 0.1396 hectares per person | 0.1524 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1441 hectares per person | 0.139 hectares per person | 0.1485 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1423 hectares per person | 0.1416 hectares per person | 0.1436 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1405 hectares per person | 0.1396 hectares per person | 0.1413 hectares per person | 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in El Salvador?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in El Salvador was 0.1396 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2258 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.139 hectares per person in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.