El Salvador vs Japan: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0062 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0059 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
31st
Japan rank
33rd
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Japan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Japan ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0076 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0081 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0075 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre | 0.006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Japan?
- El Salvador, at 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Japan?
- 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Japan ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.