Annual change in forest area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual change in forest area was 836.01 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 836.01 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in El Salvador peaked at 836.01 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,970 hectares, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 57th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2,970 hectares | -2,970 hectares | -2,970 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -2,970 hectares | -2,970 hectares | -2,970 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6 hectares | -2,970 hectares | 834 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 835.68 hectares | 834 hectares | 836.01 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0416 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0224 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in El Salvador?
- Annual change in forest area in El Salvador was 836.01 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 836.01 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,970 hectares in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual change in forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.