Belgium vs El Salvador: Forest area
Belgium
6,893 sq. km
in 2023
El Salvador
5,704 sq. km
in 2023
Belgium rank
133rd
El Salvador rank
136th
Forest area over time
- Belgium
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6,893 sq. km against 5,704 sq. km in El Salvador, a difference of 1,189 sq. km.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belgium ranks 133rd and El Salvador ranks 136th of 213 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,775 sq. km | 6,536 sq. km | 238.26 sq. km | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6,895 sq. km | 6,086 sq. km | 808.41 sq. km | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6,893 sq. km | 5,771 sq. km | 1,122 sq. km | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belgium or El Salvador?
- Belgium, at 6,893 sq. km against 5,704 sq. km in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belgium and El Salvador?
- 1,189 sq. km, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and El Salvador?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and El Salvador rank globally for forest area?
- Belgium ranks 133rd 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.