El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Imported deforestation
El Salvador
4,181 hectares
in 2023
Sri Lanka
4,597 hectares
in 2023
El Salvador rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
51st
Imported deforestation over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4,597 hectares against 4,181 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 416 hectares.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 178 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,353 hectares | 2,075 hectares | 3,278 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4,080 hectares | 2,324 hectares | 1,756 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4,469 hectares | 3,023 hectares | 1,446 hectares | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imported deforestation, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4,597 hectares against 4,181 hectares in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imported deforestation between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 416 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for imported deforestation?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.