Land area in hectares, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3284 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
177th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7265 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.3284 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in hectares, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.3284 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.7265 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3284 hectares per person, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 177th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7265 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.707 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6884 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.67 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6517 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6336 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6159 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.599 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.583 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5683 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5549 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.542 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5294 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5174 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.506 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4921 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4817 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4715 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4625 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4563 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4533 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4482 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4402 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4318 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4233 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.415 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4069 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3988 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.391 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3837 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3771 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.371 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3661 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3626 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3596 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3569 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3545 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3523 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3504 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3486 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3472 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3461 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3454 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3451 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.345 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3452 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3448 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3437 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3426 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3414 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3402 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3389 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3375 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3362 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3351 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3342 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3335 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3331 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.333 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3323 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3312 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3299 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3284 hectares per person | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.3284 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 hectares per person, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.3284 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.971 hectares per person, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6528 hectares per person | 0.583 hectares per person | 0.7265 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5126 hectares per person | 0.4625 hectares per person | 0.5683 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4265 hectares per person | 0.391 hectares per person | 0.4563 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3634 hectares per person | 0.3504 hectares per person | 0.3837 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3454 hectares per person | 0.3426 hectares per person | 0.3486 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3363 hectares per person | 0.333 hectares per person | 0.3414 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3305 hectares per person | 0.3284 hectares per person | 0.3323 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.3402 hectares per person compare
- 175 United States Virgin Islands 0.3336 hectares per person compare
- 176 Cayman Islands 0.3286 hectares per person compare
- 178 Guam 0.3243 hectares per person compare
- 179 Vietnam 0.3123 hectares per person compare
- 180 Pakistan 0.3115 hectares per person 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 land area in hectares, per capita in El Salvador?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in El Salvador was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7265 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares 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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.