Forest area in El Salvador
Forests covered 33.0% of the land area of El Salvador in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2007.
El Salvador, 2024
33.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Position in 2024
105th of 209
Forest area in El Salvador over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | El Salvador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.0% | – |
| 2023 | 33.0% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 33.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 32.6%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, El Salvador has the 105th highest value.