Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in El Salvador stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 986.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in El Salvador peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 55th of 228 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 | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.4% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 as a share of forest area in El Salvador?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in El Salvador was 0.1% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 986.6%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.