Denmark vs El Salvador: Forest area
Denmark
642,560 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador
684,840 hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
138th
El Salvador rank
136th
Forest area over time
- Denmark
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 684,840 hectares against 642,560 hectares in Denmark, a difference of 42,280 hectares.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 138th and El Salvador ranks 136th of 235 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 549,512 hectares | 722,145 hectares | 172,633 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 578,233 hectares | 692,445 hectares | 114,212 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 614,574 hectares | 677,210 hectares | 62,636 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 637,635 hectares | 682,750 hectares | 45,115 hectares | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Denmark or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 684,840 hectares against 642,560 hectares in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Denmark and El Salvador?
- 42,280 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and El Salvador?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and El Salvador rank globally for forest area?
- Denmark ranks 138th 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.