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El Salvador · Agriculture & natural resources

Land, production, employment and resource rents.

20 indicators · 20 with data

Agriculture share

% of GDP

94th of 158 · 15th in Latin America
Agriculture shareEl Salvador's agriculture share fell from 10.9 % in 1996 to 4.4 % in 2025.2000200520102015202020250%2%4%6%8%10%12%4.4 %

El Salvador's agriculture share fell from 10.9 % in 1996 to 4.4 % in 2025.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

% of employment

95th of 182 · 14th in Latin America
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)El Salvador's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 27.5 % in 1996 to 13.9 % in 2025.20002005201020152020202510%15%20%25%30%13.9 %

El Salvador's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 27.5 % in 1996 to 13.9 % in 2025.

Resource rents

% of GDP

125th of 197 · 20th in Latin America
Resource rentsEl Salvador's resource rents fell from 0.8 % in 1992 to 0.5 % in 2021.1995200020052010201520200%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1%1%0.5 %

El Salvador's resource rents fell from 0.8 % in 1992 to 0.5 % in 2021.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

45th of 209 · 4th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)El Salvador's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 62.5 % in 1994 to 57.7 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202058%60%62%57.7 %

El Salvador's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 62.5 % in 1994 to 57.7 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

21st of 206 · 2nd in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)El Salvador's arable land (% of land area) rose from 28.2 % in 1994 to 34.8 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202026%28%30%32%34%36%34.8 %

El Salvador's arable land (% of land area) rose from 28.2 % in 1994 to 34.8 % in 2023.

Arable land (hectares per person)

hectares per person

101st of 206 · 13th in Latin America
Arable land (hectares per person)El Salvador's arable land (hectares per person) rose from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.100.100.110.110.120.120 ha

El Salvador's arable land (hectares per person) rose from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.

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