El Salvador vs Iraq: Forest area
El Salvador
684,840 hectares
in 2025
Iraq
692,550 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
136th
Iraq rank
134th
Forest area over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 692,550 hectares against 684,840 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 7,710 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 136th and Iraq ranks 134th of 235 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722,145 hectares | 809,854 hectares | 87,709 hectares | Iraq |
| 2000s | 692,445 hectares | 811,626 hectares | 119,181 hectares | Iraq |
| 2010s | 677,210 hectares | 765,709 hectares | 88,499 hectares | Iraq |
| 2020s | 682,750 hectares | 709,060 hectares | 26,310 hectares | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 692,550 hectares against 684,840 hectares in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 7,710 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 136th and Iraq ranks 134th 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.