El Salvador vs Iceland: Annual change forest area

El Salvador
836.01
in 2025
Iceland
964
in 2025
El Salvador rank
57th
Iceland rank
56th

Annual change forest area over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iceland
-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k01.0k2.0k199120082025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 964 against 836.01 in El Salvador, a difference of 127.99.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.

El Salvador ranks 57th and Iceland ranks 56th of 235 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s -2,970 1,429 4,399 Iceland
2000s -2,970 1,630 4,600 Iceland
2010s 74.6 888.6 814 Iceland
2020s 835.68 917.67 81.99 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change forest area, El Salvador or Iceland?
Iceland, at 964 against 836.01 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change forest area between El Salvador and Iceland?
127.99, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for annual change forest area?
El Salvador ranks 57th and Iceland ranks 56th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual change forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change forest area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed