El Salvador vs North Macedonia: Exported deforestation

El Salvador
7.97 hectares
in 2023
North Macedonia
9.44 hectares
in 2023
El Salvador rank
119th
North Macedonia rank
117th

Exported deforestation over time

  • El Salvador
  • North Macedonia
0100200300400500200520142023

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 9.44 hectares against 7.97 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 1.47 hectares.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 119th and North Macedonia ranks 117th of 178 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador North Macedonia Difference Ahead
2000s 411.32 hectares 4.92 hectares 406.4 hectares El Salvador
2010s 228.17 hectares 16.13 hectares 212.04 hectares El Salvador
2020s 19.41 hectares 12.17 hectares 7.24 hectares El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exported deforestation, El Salvador or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 9.44 hectares against 7.97 hectares in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in exported deforestation between El Salvador and North Macedonia?
1.47 hectares, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North Macedonia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and North Macedonia rank globally for exported deforestation?
El Salvador ranks 119th and North Macedonia ranks 117th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exported deforestation
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

Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.