El Salvador vs Mali: Deforestation embedded in trade
El Salvador
4,173 hectares
in 2023
Mali
5,393 hectares
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Mali rank
33rd
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- El Salvador
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5,393 hectares against 4,173 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 1,220 hectares.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Mali ranks 33rd of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,941 hectares | 1,020 hectares | 3,922 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,852 hectares | 2,119 hectares | 1,732 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4,450 hectares | 4,561 hectares | 110.94 hectares | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, El Salvador or Mali?
- Mali, at 5,393 hectares against 4,173 hectares in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between El Salvador and Mali?
- 1,220 hectares, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mali?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mali rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Mali ranks 33rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries β the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.