El Salvador vs Yemen: Forest area
El Salvador
5,704 sq. km
in 2023
Yemen
5,490 sq. km
in 2023
El Salvador rank
136th
Yemen rank
137th
Forest area over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5,704 sq. km against 5,490 sq. km in Yemen, a difference of 214 sq. km.
Across all 34 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 136th and Yemen ranks 137th 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 | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,986 sq. km | 5,490 sq. km | 1,496 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6,536 sq. km | 5,490 sq. km | 1,046 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6,086 sq. km | 5,490 sq. km | 596.3 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5,771 sq. km | 5,490 sq. km | 281.3 sq. km | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, El Salvador or Yemen?
- El Salvador, at 5,704 sq. km against 5,490 sq. km in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 214 sq. km, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for forest area?
- El Salvador ranks 136th and Yemen ranks 137th 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.