Brazil vs El Salvador: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Brazil
0.6%
in 2020
El Salvador
0.7%
in 2020
Brazil rank
24th
El Salvador rank
23rd
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 24th and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 105 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Brazil ranks 24th and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 105 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.