Forest area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forest area was 684,840 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in El Salvador is 684,840 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in El Salvador peaked at 735,510 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 676,110 hectares, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 136th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 735,510 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 732,540 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 729,570 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 726,600 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 723,630 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 720,660 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 717,690 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 714,720 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 711,750 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 708,780 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 705,810 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 702,840 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 699,870 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 696,900 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 693,930 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 690,960 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 687,990 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 685,020 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 682,050 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 679,080 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 676,110 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 676,186 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 676,262 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 676,338 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 676,414 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 676,490 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 677,324 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 678,158 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 678,992 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 679,826 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 680,660 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 681,496 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 682,332 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 683,168 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 684,004 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 684,840 hectares | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 684,840 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 684,840 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722,145 hectares | 708,780 hectares | 735,510 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 692,445 hectares | 679,080 hectares | 705,810 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 677,210 hectares | 676,110 hectares | 679,826 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 682,750 hectares | 680,660 hectares | 684,840 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 forest area in El Salvador?
- Forest area in El Salvador was 684,840 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 forest area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 735,510 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 676,110 hectares in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 136th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.