El Salvador Arable Land 1961-2024

Arable land (in hectares) 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.
  • El Salvador arable land for 2020 was 721,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • El Salvador arable land for 2019 was 721,000, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • El Salvador arable land for 2018 was 721,000, a 1.05% increase from 2017.
  • El Salvador arable land for 2017 was 713,500, a 1.18% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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El Salvador 721,000
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El Salvador Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2020 721,000 0.11 34.80%
2019 721,000 0.11 34.80%
2018 721,000 0.11 34.80%
2017 713,500 0.11 34.44%
2016 705,200 0.11 34.03%
2015 696,900 0.11 33.63%
2014 688,600 0.11 33.23%
2013 680,300 0.11 32.83%
2012 672,000 0.11 32.43%
2011 663,700 0.11 32.03%
2010 655,400 0.11 31.63%
2009 647,100 0.11 31.23%
2008 638,800 0.11 30.83%
2007 630,500 0.10 30.43%
2006 604,000 0.10 29.15%
2005 607,600 0.10 29.32%
2004 611,500 0.10 29.51%
2003 615,400 0.10 29.70%
2002 619,300 0.10 29.89%
2001 623,200 0.10 30.08%
2000 627,100 0.11 30.27%
1999 631,000 0.11 30.45%
1998 600,000 0.10 28.96%
1997 565,000 0.10 27.27%
1996 565,000 0.10 27.27%
1995 582,000 0.10 28.09%
1994 584,000 0.10 28.19%
1993 586,000 0.10 28.28%
1992 588,000 0.11 28.38%
1991 565,000 0.10 27.27%
1990 550,000 0.10 26.54%
1989 540,000 0.10 26.06%
1988 540,000 0.10 26.06%
1987 520,000 0.10 25.10%
1986 520,000 0.10 25.10%
1985 500,000 0.10 24.13%
1984 480,000 0.10 23.17%
1983 470,000 0.10 22.68%
1982 479,000 0.10 23.12%
1981 516,000 0.11 24.90%
1980 558,000 0.12 26.93%
1979 560,000 0.13 27.03%
1978 515,000 0.12 24.86%
1977 475,000 0.11 22.92%
1976 475,000 0.11 22.92%
1975 488,000 0.12 23.41%
1974 488,000 0.12 23.41%
1973 488,000 0.13 23.41%
1972 488,000 0.13 23.41%
1971 488,000 0.13 23.41%
1970 450,000 0.12 21.58%
1969 455,000 0.13 21.82%
1968 458,000 0.13 21.97%
1967 460,000 0.14 22.06%
1966 470,000 0.14 22.54%
1965 480,000 0.15 23.02%
1964 485,000 0.16 23.26%
1963 488,000 0.16 23.41%
1962 488,000 0.17 23.41%
1961 488,000 0.17 23.41%