Share of deforestation that is exported in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of deforestation that is exported was 27.6% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Share of deforestation that is exported in El Salvador, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 27.6% for share of deforestation that is exported in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 319.9% on the previous year and up 821.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in El Salvador peaked at 27.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 25th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 4.1% | 27.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 share of deforestation that is exported in El Salvador?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in El Salvador was 27.6% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 821.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.