Forestland — Area, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places El Salvador 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 32% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 38% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in El Salvador?
- Forestland — area, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.