What is the highest agricultural land recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 13,119 sq. km in 1980.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 11,881 sq. km in 1970.

How does El Salvador rank for agricultural land?

El Salvador ranks 135th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Agricultural land in El Salvador

Name: Agricultural land in El Salvador
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

El Salvador: Agricultural land was 11,957 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

11,957 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

135th

of 210 countries

All-time high

13,119 sq. km

in 1980

All-time low

11,881 sq. km

in 1970

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in El Salvador, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in El Salvador stood at 11,957 sq. km.

The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in El Salvador peaked at 13,119 sq. km in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11,881 sq. km, in 1970.

El Salvador ranks 135th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12,299 sq. km	11,952 sq. km	12,520 sq. km	9
1970s	12,348 sq. km	11,881 sq. km	13,070 sq. km	10
1980s	12,549 sq. km	12,236 sq. km	13,119 sq. km	10
1990s	12,790 sq. km	12,410 sq. km	13,015 sq. km	10
2000s	12,512 sq. km	12,169 sq. km	12,867 sq. km	10
2010s	12,144 sq. km	11,957 sq. km	12,299 sq. km	10
2020s	11,957 sq. km	11,957 sq. km	11,957 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

132 Papua New Guinea 14,050 sq. km compare
133 Belgium 13,533 sq. km compare
134 North Macedonia 12,510 sq. km compare
136 Eswatini 11,950 sq. km compare
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,130 sq. km compare
138 Albania 10,446 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Rural population 24.5% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
Rural population 1.56 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.4% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 317,461 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,819 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 895,000 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in El Salvador?: Agricultural land in El Salvador was 11,957 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 13,119 sq. km in 1980.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 11,881 sq. km in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for agricultural land?: El Salvador ranks 135th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.