Naturally regenerating forest — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 675.96 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in El Salvador stood at 675.96 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in El Salvador peaked at 729.75 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 667.79 1000 ha, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 140th of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 729.75 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 726.65 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 723.55 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 720.46 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 717.36 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 714.26 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 711.16 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 708.06 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 704.97 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 701.87 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 698.77 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 695.67 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 692.57 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 689.48 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 686.38 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 683.28 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 680.18 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 677.08 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 673.99 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 670.89 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 667.79 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 667.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 667.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 667.86 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 667.89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 667.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 668.71 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 669.52 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 670.32 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 671.13 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 671.93 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 672.74 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 673.54 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 674.35 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 675.15 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 675.96 1000 ha | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 675.96 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 28% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 675.96 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 715.81 1000 ha | 701.87 1000 ha | 729.75 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 684.83 1000 ha | 670.89 1000 ha | 698.77 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 668.68 1000 ha | 667.79 1000 ha | 671.13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 673.95 1000 ha | 671.93 1000 ha | 675.96 1000 ha | 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in El Salvador?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in El Salvador was 675.96 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 729.75 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 667.79 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- El Salvador ranks 140th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating 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, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.