Forest land — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forest land — Area was 684.84 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 684.84 1000 ha for forest land — area 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 land — area in El Salvador peaked at 735.51 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 676.11 1000 ha, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 141st of 231 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 | 722.14 1000 ha | 708.78 1000 ha | 735.51 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 692.44 1000 ha | 679.08 1000 ha | 705.81 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 677.21 1000 ha | 676.11 1000 ha | 679.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 682.75 1000 ha | 680.66 1000 ha | 684.84 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.14 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 314.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 150.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 60.77 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 721 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in El Salvador?
- Forest land — area in El Salvador was 684.84 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 735.51 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 676.11 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for forest land — area?
- El Salvador ranks 141st out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.