Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in El Salvador
El Salvador: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 836.01 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in El Salvador stood at 836.01 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in El Salvador peaked at 836.01 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,970 hectares, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 57th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2,970 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2,970 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 76 hectares | -102.6% |
| 2012 | 76 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 834 hectares | +997.4% |
| 2017 | 834 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 834 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 834 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 834 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 836.01 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 836.01 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 836.01 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 836.01 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 836.01 hectares | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 836.01 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in El Salvador?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 836.01 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,970 hectares in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.