El Salvador vs Jamaica: Tree cover loss

El Salvador
1,674 hectares
in 2024
Jamaica
1,815 hectares
in 2024
El Salvador rank
117th
Jamaica rank
114th

Tree cover loss over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1,815 hectares against 1,674 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 141 hectares.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 117th and Jamaica ranks 114th of 197 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 5,057 hectares 2,770 hectares 2,287 hectares El Salvador
2010s 3,069 hectares 2,301 hectares 767.82 hectares El Salvador
2020s 1,754 hectares 1,712 hectares 41.95 hectares El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, El Salvador or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1,815 hectares against 1,674 hectares in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between El Salvador and Jamaica?
141 hectares, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for tree cover loss?
El Salvador ranks 117th and Jamaica ranks 114th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,728 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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