Terrestrial and marine protected areas in El Salvador
El Salvador: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 2.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in El Salvador, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in El Salvador stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in El Salvador peaked at 2.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.1% | — |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 166 Uruguay 2.4% compare
- 167 Puerto Rico 2.3% compare
- 168 Singapore 2.1% compare
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 2.0% compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 1.8% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in El Salvador?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in El Salvador was 2.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- El Salvador ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.