El Salvador vs Eswatini: Forest area
Forest area over time
- El Salvador
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 29.1% against 27.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 113th and Eswatini ranks 111th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 27.1% | 6.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 27.8% | 3.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 28.5% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 29.0% | 1.2% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, El Salvador or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 29.1% against 27.5% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between El Salvador and Eswatini?
- 1.6%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eswatini?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Eswatini rank globally for forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 113th and Eswatini ranks 111th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.