El Salvador vs Iraq: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 692.55 1000 ha against 684.84 1000 ha in El Salvador, a difference of 7.71 1000 ha.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 141st and Iraq ranks 139th of 231 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 | 722.14 1000 ha | 809.85 1000 ha | 87.71 1000 ha | Iraq |
| 2000s | 692.44 1000 ha | 811.63 1000 ha | 119.18 1000 ha | Iraq |
| 2010s | 677.21 1000 ha | 765.71 1000 ha | 88.5 1000 ha | Iraq |
| 2020s | 682.75 1000 ha | 709.06 1000 ha | 26.31 1000 ha | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 692.55 1000 ha against 684.84 1000 ha in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 7.71 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- El Salvador ranks 141st and Iraq ranks 139th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.