15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered in El Salvador
El Salvador: 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 94.26 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 94.26 % for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: montane; land cover: tree-covered in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: montane; land cover: tree-covered in El Salvador peaked at 95.46 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.26 %, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 7th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.46 % | — |
| 2005 | 94.68 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 94.81 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.48 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.32 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.26 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.07 % | 94.68 % | 95.46 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.54 % | 94.32 % | 94.81 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 94.26 % | 94.26 % | 94.26 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80.11 % compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 95.3 % compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 74.63 % compare
- 5 South Sudan 95 % compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 69.15 % compare
- 6 Honduras 94.32 % compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 68.78 % compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 90.36 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 49.83 % compare
- 9 Philippines 89.31 % compare
- 10 Indonesia 88.34 % compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 3.7 % compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0.7319 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: montane; land cover: tree-covered in El Salvador?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: montane; land cover: tree-covered in El Salvador was 94.26 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: montane; land cover: tree-covered recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.46 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: montane; land cover: tree-covered recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.26 % in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: montane; land cover: tree-covered?
- El Salvador ranks 7th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: montane; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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