Belgium vs El Salvador: Share of global forest area

Belgium
0.0%
in 2025
El Salvador
0.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
137th
El Salvador rank
136th

Share of global forest area over time

  • Belgium
  • El Salvador
00.0050.010.015199020072025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

Belgium ranks 137th and El Salvador ranks 136th of 235 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Belgium
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global forest area, Belgium or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Belgium and El Salvador?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and El Salvador?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Belgium and El Salvador rank globally for share of global forest area?
Belgium ranks 137th and El Salvador ranks 136th of 235 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 global 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
Share of global forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.