El Salvador vs Tunisia: Forest area

El Salvador
684,840 hectares
in 2025
Tunisia
687,490 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
136th
Tunisia rank
135th

Forest area over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tunisia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 687,490 hectares against 684,840 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 2,650 hectares.

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 Tunisia ranks 135th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s 722,145 hectares 654,717 hectares 67,428 hectares El Salvador
2000s 692,445 hectares 683,856 hectares 8,590 hectares El Salvador
2010s 677,210 hectares 703,294 hectares 26,084 hectares Tunisia
2020s 682,750 hectares 693,245 hectares 10,495 hectares Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, El Salvador or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 687,490 hectares against 684,840 hectares in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between El Salvador and Tunisia?
2,650 hectares, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tunisia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Tunisia rank globally for forest area?
El Salvador ranks 136th and Tunisia ranks 135th 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

Indicator
Forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.