Surface area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Surface area was 21,040 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area 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, surface area in El Salvador stood at 21,040 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in El Salvador peaked at 21,040 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21,040 sq. km, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 21,040 sq. km | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in El Salvador?
- Surface area in El Salvador was 21,040 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 surface area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 21,040 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,040 sq. km in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for surface area?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface 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 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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.