15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in El Salvador
El Salvador: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 8,497 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 8,497 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in El Salvador peaked at 8,964 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,497 km2, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,964 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 8,851 km2 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8,795 km2 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8,644 km2 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 8,556 km2 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 8,497 km2 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,908 km2 | 8,851 km2 | 8,964 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,665 km2 | 8,556 km2 | 8,795 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 8,497 km2 | 8,497 km2 | 8,497 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 9,192 km2 compare
- 69 Solomon Islands 9,076 km2 compare
- 70 Suriname 8,572 km2 compare
- 72 Gabon 8,367 km2 compare
- 73 Sri Lanka 8,173 km2 compare
- 74 North Macedonia 8,033 km2 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -16.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0046 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in El Salvador?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in El Salvador was 8,497 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8,964 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,497 km2 in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- El Salvador ranks 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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