Share of global annual deforestation in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of global annual deforestation in El Salvador, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in El Salvador stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in El Salvador peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -32.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 22% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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 share of global annual deforestation in El Salvador?
- Share of global annual deforestation in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.