Terrestrial protected areas in El Salvador
El Salvador: Terrestrial protected areas was 8.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 8.3% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in El Salvador peaked at 8.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 165th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial protected areas in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.4% | — |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in El Salvador?
- Terrestrial protected areas in El Salvador was 8.3% 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 protected areas recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- El Salvador ranks 165th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.