Belgium vs El Salvador: Forest area
Belgium
670,520 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador
684,840 hectares
in 2025
Belgium rank
137th
El Salvador rank
136th
Forest area over time
- Belgium
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 684,840 hectares against 670,520 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 14,320 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belgium ranks 137th and El Salvador ranks 136th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 672,855 hectares | 722,145 hectares | 49,290 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 677,456 hectares | 692,445 hectares | 14,988 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 685,715 hectares | 677,210 hectares | 8,505 hectares | Belgium |
| 2020s | 670,520 hectares | 682,750 hectares | 12,230 hectares | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belgium or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 684,840 hectares against 670,520 hectares in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belgium and El Salvador?
- 14,320 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and El Salvador?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and El Salvador rank globally for forest area?
- Belgium ranks 137th and El Salvador ranks 136th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.