What is land area in El Salvador?

Land area in El Salvador was 20,720 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 20,850 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 20,720 sq. km in 1976.

How does El Salvador rank for land area?

El Salvador ranks 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in El Salvador?

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

Where does this El Salvador data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in El Salvador

Name: Land area in El Salvador
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

El Salvador: Land area was 20,720 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

20,720 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

150th

of 216 countries

All-time high

20,850 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

20,720 sq. km

in 1976

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in El Salvador, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in El Salvador is 20,720 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in El Salvador peaked at 20,850 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20,720 sq. km, in 1976.

El Salvador ranks 150th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	20,850 sq. km	20,850 sq. km	20,850 sq. km	9
1970s	20,798 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	20,850 sq. km	10
1980s	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	10
1990s	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	10
2000s	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	10
2010s	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	10
2020s	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	20,720 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

147 Djibouti 23,180 sq. km compare
148 Belize 22,810 sq. km compare
149 Israel 21,640 sq. km compare
151 Slovenia 20,134 sq. km compare
152 New Caledonia 18,280 sq. km compare
153 Fiji 18,270 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 land area in El Salvador?: Land area in El Salvador was 20,720 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 20,850 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 20,720 sq. km in 1976.
How does El Salvador rank for land area?: El Salvador ranks 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.