El Salvador vs Montenegro: Forest area
El Salvador
684,840 hectares
in 2025
Montenegro
827,000 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
136th
Montenegro rank
133rd
Forest area over time
- El Salvador
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 827,000 hectares against 684,840 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 142,160 hectares.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 136th and Montenegro ranks 133rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722,145 hectares | 626,000 hectares | 96,145 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 692,445 hectares | 716,450 hectares | 24,005 hectares | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 677,210 hectares | 827,000 hectares | 149,790 hectares | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 682,750 hectares | 827,000 hectares | 144,250 hectares | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, El Salvador or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 827,000 hectares against 684,840 hectares in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between El Salvador and Montenegro?
- 142,160 hectares, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Montenegro?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Montenegro rank globally for forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 136th and Montenegro ranks 133rd 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.