Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in El Salvador
El Salvador: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 5,520 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in El Salvador is 5,520 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in El Salvador peaked at 7,090 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,520 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,090 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 7,042 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6,994 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 6,947 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 6,899 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6,852 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 6,804 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 6,757 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 6,709 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 6,662 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,614 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 6,566 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6,519 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6,471 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6,424 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,376 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6,329 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6,281 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 6,233 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 6,186 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 6,138 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6,091 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6,043 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5,996 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5,948 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,900 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,853 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,805 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,758 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,710 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,663 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,615 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5,568 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 5,520 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5,520 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5,520 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 24% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,876 Square kilometres | 6,662 Square kilometres | 7,090 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,400 Square kilometres | 6,186 Square kilometres | 6,614 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,924 Square kilometres | 5,710 Square kilometres | 6,138 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,591 Square kilometres | 5,520 Square kilometres | 5,663 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in El Salvador?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in El Salvador was 5,520 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7,090 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,520 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- El Salvador ranks 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata