Forest area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0009 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0009 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0013 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0009 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0009 sq. km per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 sq. km per person, 31% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 151 Sri Lanka 0.001 sq. km per person compare
- 152 British Virgin Islands 0.0009 sq. km per person compare
- 153 Nigeria 0.0009 sq. km per person compare
- 155 Cape Verde 0.0009 sq. km per person compare
- 156 Tonga 0.0009 sq. km per person compare
- 157 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1483 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in El Salvador was 0.0009 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.