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Forest area — El Salvador

Forest area in El Salvador in 2023 — 5,704 km². Ranked 136 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 20.7%.

2023 5,704 km² −0.78% vs 2022
World rank 136of 213
Period maximum 7,189 km²1990
Period minimum 5,704 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — El Salvador, 1990–20235,5006,0006,5007,0007,5001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 7,189 km²1991: 7,144 km²1992: 7,099 km²1993: 7,054 km²1994: 7,009 km²1995: 6,964 km²1996: 6,919 km²1997: 6,874 km²1998: 6,829 km²1999: 6,784 km²2000: 6,739 km²2001: 6,694 km²2002: 6,649 km²2003: 6,604 km²2004: 6,559 km²2005: 6,514 km²2006: 6,469 km²2007: 6,424 km²2008: 6,379 km²2009: 6,334 km²2010: 6,289 km²2011: 6,244 km²2012: 6,199 km²2013: 6,154 km²2014: 6,109 km²2015: 6,064 km²2016: 6,019 km²2017: 5,974 km²2018: 5,929 km²2019: 5,884 km²2020: 5,839 km²2021: 5,794 km²2022: 5,749 km²2023: 5,704 km²
Change over the period: −1,485 (−20.66%) Average annual rate: -0.7 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 5,704 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
Central America computed 872,833 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 5,704 −45 −0.78%
2022 5,749 −45 −0.78%
2021 5,794 −45 −0.77%
2020 5,839 −45 −0.76%
2019 5,884 −45 −0.76%
2018 5,929 −45 −0.75%
2017 5,974 −45 −0.75%
2016 6,019 −45 −0.74%
2015 6,064 −45 −0.74%
2014 6,109 −45 −0.73%
2013 6,154 −45 −0.73%
2012 6,199 −45 −0.72%
2011 6,244 −45 −0.72%
2010 6,289 −45 −0.71%
2009 6,334 −45 −0.71%
2008 6,379 −45 −0.7%
2007 6,424 −45 −0.7%
2006 6,469 −45 −0.69%
2005 6,514 −45 −0.69%
2004 6,559 −45 −0.68%
2003 6,604 −45 −0.68%
2002 6,649 −45 −0.67%
2001 6,694 −45 −0.67%
2000 6,739 −45 −0.66%
1999 6,784 −45 −0.66%
1998 6,829 −45 −0.65%
1997 6,874 −45 −0.65%
1996 6,919 −45 −0.65%
1995 6,964 −45 −0.64%
1994 7,009 −45 −0.64%
1993 7,054 −45 −0.63%
1992 7,099 −45 −0.63%
1991 7,144 −45 −0.63%
1990 7,189 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 653,088 HN Honduras 62,964 PA Panama 41,796 GT Guatemala 34,930 NI Nicaragua 31,075 CR Costa Rica 30,840 BZ Belize 12,436 SV El Salvador 5,704
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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