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.
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 |
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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 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.