Bahamas vs El Salvador: Forest area
Bahamas
5,099 sq. km
in 2023
El Salvador
5,704 sq. km
in 2023
Bahamas rank
139th
El Salvador rank
136th
Forest area over time
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5,704 sq. km against 5,099 sq. km in Bahamas, a difference of 605 sq. km.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 139th and El Salvador ranks 136th of 213 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,099 sq. km | 6,986 sq. km | 1,888 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5,099 sq. km | 6,536 sq. km | 1,438 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5,099 sq. km | 6,086 sq. km | 987.7 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5,099 sq. km | 5,771 sq. km | 672.7 sq. km | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bahamas or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 5,704 sq. km against 5,099 sq. km in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 605 sq. km, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for forest area?
- Bahamas ranks 139th and El Salvador ranks 136th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land 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.