El Salvador vs Tunisia: Annual deforestation
El Salvador
4,940 hectares per year
in 2020
Tunisia
3,880 hectares per year
in 2020
El Salvador rank
50th
Tunisia rank
53rd
Annual deforestation over time
- El Salvador
- Tunisia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4,940 hectares per year against 3,880 hectares per year in Tunisia, a difference of 1,060 hectares per year.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Tunisia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 50th and Tunisia ranks 53rd of 112 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,900 hectares per year | 4,320 hectares per year | 5,580 hectares per year | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 9,900 hectares per year | 2,740 hectares per year | 7,160 hectares per year | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4,940 hectares per year | 2,825 hectares per year | 2,115 hectares per year | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4,940 hectares per year | 3,880 hectares per year | 1,060 hectares per year | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation, El Salvador or Tunisia?
- El Salvador, at 4,940 hectares per year against 3,880 hectares per year in Tunisia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation between El Salvador and Tunisia?
- 1,060 hectares per year, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tunisia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Tunisia rank globally for annual deforestation?
- El Salvador ranks 50th and Tunisia ranks 53rd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.