El Salvador vs Germany: Forest land — Share in Land area

El Salvador
33.01 %
in 2024
Germany
32.84 %
in 2024
El Salvador rank
104th
Germany rank
107th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • El Salvador
  • Germany
010203040199020072024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 33.01 % against 32.84 % in Germany, a difference of 0.17 %.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 104th and Germany ranks 107th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 34.85 % 32.44 % 2.41 % El Salvador
2000s 33.42 % 32.62 % 0.793 % El Salvador
2010s 32.68 % 32.76 % 0.071 % Germany
2020s 32.93 % 32.82 % 0.112 % El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, El Salvador or Germany?
El Salvador, at 33.01 % against 32.84 % in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between El Salvador and Germany?
0.17 %, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Germany?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Germany rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
El Salvador ranks 104th and Germany ranks 107th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land 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 land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.