El Salvador vs Portugal: Deforestation embedded in trade
El Salvador
4,173 hectares
in 2023
Portugal
3,909 hectares
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Portugal rank
37th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4,173 hectares against 3,909 hectares in Portugal, a difference of 264 hectares.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th of 178 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,941 hectares | 11,389 hectares | 6,448 hectares | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3,852 hectares | 7,605 hectares | 3,754 hectares | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4,450 hectares | 5,530 hectares | 1,080 hectares | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, El Salvador or Portugal?
- El Salvador, at 4,173 hectares against 3,909 hectares in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 264 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – 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 – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.