El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

El Salvador
-198 kt
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-183.33 kt
in 2025
El Salvador rank
162nd
Saudi Arabia rank
161st

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Saudi Arabia
-2000200400600800199020072025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports -183.33 kt against -198 kt in El Salvador, a difference of 14.67 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 162nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 711.33 kt 0 kt 711.33 kt El Salvador
2000s 714.63 kt 0 kt 714.63 kt El Salvador
2010s -18.7 kt 0 kt 18.7 kt Saudi Arabia
2020s -198 kt -152.78 kt 45.22 kt Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), El Salvador or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at -183.33 kt against -198 kt in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
14.67 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
El Salvador ranks 162nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).