El Salvador vs Gabon: Share of annual global forest expansion
El Salvador
0.1%
in 2020
Gabon
0.1%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
45th
Gabon rank
47th
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 45th and Gabon ranks 47th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, El Salvador or Gabon?
- El Salvador, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Gabon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- El Salvador ranks 45th and Gabon ranks 47th of 110 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.