How have things changed?, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.31 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
55th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.52 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.3073 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1977
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3073 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1977.
El Salvador ranks 55th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.4604 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.5084 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4748 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4892 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.494 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5324 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5132 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4988 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5947 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1974 | 0.463 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4187 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3475 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3073 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4604 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6148 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6736 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6234 metric tons per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3669 metric tons per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5883 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7769 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9868 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5663 metric tons per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5134 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.442 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5467 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6088 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6312 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7183 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7524 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7139 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5927 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5491 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.492 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4754 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9654 metric tons per square kilometre | +103.1% |
| 2002 | 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre | +83.6% |
| 2003 | 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 2.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 2.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2012 | 2.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 2.96 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 3.27 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 3.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +103.1% | 0.4754 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9654 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4854 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4604 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5084 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.4751 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3073 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6148 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7137 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3669 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6047 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.442 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7524 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4754 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.82 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.41 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 52 United Kingdom 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 53 Brunei 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 54 Saint Martin (French Part) 3.6 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 57 Morocco 3.22 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 58 Panama 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3073 metric tons per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.