Annual deforestation in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual deforestation was 4,940 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation in El Salvador, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4,940 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in El Salvador peaked at 9,900 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,940 hectares per year, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 50th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,900 hectares per year | 9,900 hectares per year | 9,900 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,900 hectares per year | 9,900 hectares per year | 9,900 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,940 hectares per year | 4,940 hectares per year | 4,940 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 4,940 hectares per year | 4,940 hectares per year | 4,940 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 deforestation in El Salvador?
- Annual deforestation in El Salvador was 4,940 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9,900 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,940 hectares per year in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual deforestation?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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