El Salvador vs Rwanda: Forest area
El Salvador
684,840 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
634,630 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
136th
Rwanda rank
139th
Forest area over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 684,840 hectares against 634,630 hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 50,210 hectares.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 136th and Rwanda ranks 139th of 235 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722,145 hectares | 424,421 hectares | 297,724 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 692,445 hectares | 412,384 hectares | 280,060 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 677,210 hectares | 481,753 hectares | 195,457 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 682,750 hectares | 598,230 hectares | 84,520 hectares | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 684,840 hectares against 634,630 hectares in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 50,210 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 136th and Rwanda ranks 139th 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.