Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -198 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded -198 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in El Salvador peaked at -22 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, -198 kt, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 146th of 243 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -32.92 kt | — |
| 1991 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -32.92 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -29.35 kt | -10.8% |
| 2002 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -29.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -22 kt | -25.0% |
| 2012 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -198 kt | +800.0% |
| 2017 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's -198 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -132.15 kt, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's -198 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -8.46 kt, 23.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -32.92 kt | -32.92 kt | -32.92 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -29.71 kt | -32.92 kt | -29.35 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -93.13 kt | -198 kt | -22 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -198 kt | -198 kt | -198 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 143 Republic of Moldova -140.98 kt compare
- 144 Iceland -161.33 kt compare
- 145 Saudi Arabia -183.33 kt compare
- 146 Guadeloupe -198 kt compare
- 148 Ireland -212.67 kt compare
- 149 Andorra -220 kt compare
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 — net emissions/removals (co2) in El Salvador?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in El Salvador was -198 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was -22 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -198 kt in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).