El Salvador vs Niger: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

El Salvador
675.96 1000 ha
in 2025
Niger
857.6 1000 ha
in 2025
El Salvador rank
131st
Niger rank
128th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • El Salvador
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 857.6 1000 ha against 675.96 1000 ha in El Salvador, a difference of 181.64 1000 ha.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 131st and Niger ranks 128th of 222 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 715.81 1000 ha 1,608 1000 ha 892.34 1000 ha Niger
2000s 684.83 1000 ha 1,188 1000 ha 503.13 1000 ha Niger
2010s 668.68 1000 ha 1,039 1000 ha 370.43 1000 ha Niger
2020s 673.95 1000 ha 907.4 1000 ha 233.45 1000 ha Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, El Salvador or Niger?
Niger, at 857.6 1000 ha against 675.96 1000 ha in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between El Salvador and Niger?
181.64 1000 ha, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
El Salvador ranks 131st and Niger ranks 128th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating 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
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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.