El Salvador vs Syria: Forest area
El Salvador
5,704 sq. km
in 2023
Syria
5,221 sq. km
in 2023
El Salvador rank
136th
Syria rank
138th
Forest area over time
- El Salvador
- Syria
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5,704 sq. km against 5,221 sq. km in Syria, a difference of 483 sq. km.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 136th and Syria ranks 138th of 213 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,986 sq. km | 3,991 sq. km | 2,996 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6,536 sq. km | 4,591 sq. km | 1,946 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6,086 sq. km | 5,131 sq. km | 955.5 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5,771 sq. km | 5,221 sq. km | 550.7 sq. km | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, El Salvador or Syria?
- El Salvador, at 5,704 sq. km against 5,221 sq. km in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between El Salvador and Syria?
- 483 sq. km, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Syria rank globally for forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 136th and Syria ranks 138th 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.