El Salvador vs Jamaica: Forest area
El Salvador
5,704 sq. km
in 2023
Jamaica
6,085 sq. km
in 2023
El Salvador rank
136th
Jamaica rank
135th
Forest area over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 6,085 sq. km against 5,704 sq. km in El Salvador, a difference of 381 sq. km.
That makes Jamaica'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 136th and Jamaica ranks 135th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,986 sq. km | 5,212 sq. km | 1,775 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6,536 sq. km | 5,379 sq. km | 1,158 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6,086 sq. km | 5,756 sq. km | 329.88 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5,771 sq. km | 6,027 sq. km | 255.87 sq. km | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 6,085 sq. km against 5,704 sq. km in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 381 sq. km, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 136th and Jamaica ranks 135th 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.