El Salvador vs Sweden: Deforestation embedded in trade

El Salvador
4,173 hectares
in 2023
Sweden
3,711 hectares
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Sweden rank
39th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sweden
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4,173 hectares against 3,711 hectares in Sweden, a difference of 462 hectares.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 39th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 4,941 hectares 1,023 hectares 3,919 hectares El Salvador
2010s 3,852 hectares 6,348 hectares 2,496 hectares Sweden
2020s 4,450 hectares 4,483 hectares 32.87 hectares Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, El Salvador or Sweden?
El Salvador, at 4,173 hectares against 3,711 hectares in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between El Salvador and Sweden?
462 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
El Salvador ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 39th 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

Indicator
Deforestation embedded in trade
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

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.