Tree Cover Loss in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tree Cover Loss was 1,607 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tree Cover Loss in El Salvador, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1,607 hectares for tree cover loss in 2025.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in El Salvador peaked at 9,500 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,489 hectares, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 118th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,087 hectares | 2,984 hectares | 9,500 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,085 hectares | 2,054 hectares | 5,743 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,733 hectares | 1,489 hectares | 2,208 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.4 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in El Salvador?
- Tree cover loss in El Salvador was 1,607 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9,500 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,489 hectares in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for tree cover loss?
- El Salvador ranks 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.