Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 8,880 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,880 hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
145th
of 185 countries
All-time high
8,880 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
5,760 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in El Salvador stood at 8,880 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in El Salvador peaked at 8,880 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,760 hectares, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,760 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 5,888 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 6,016 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 6,144 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 6,272 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 6,400 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 6,528 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 6,656 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6,784 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 6,912 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 7,040 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7,168 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 7,296 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7,424 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7,552 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7,680 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 7,808 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7,936 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8,064 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,192 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 8,320 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8,372 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8,424 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,476 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,528 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8,580 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8,610 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8,640 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8,670 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8,700 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8,730 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8,760 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8,790 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,820 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8,850 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 8,880 hectares | +0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 8,880 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 8,880 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,150 hectares, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,336 hectares | 5,760 hectares | 6,912 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,616 hectares | 7,040 hectares | 8,192 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,532 hectares | 8,320 hectares | 8,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,805 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 8,880 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 142 East Timor 11,730 hectares compare
- 143 Eritrea 10,000 hectares compare
- 144 French Polynesia 9,460 hectares compare
- 146 Lesotho 8,670 hectares compare
- 147 Jamaica 8,420 hectares compare
- 148 Montenegro 8,000 hectares compare
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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in El Salvador?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in El Salvador was 8,880 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8,880 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,760 hectares in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- El Salvador ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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