El Salvador vs New Caledonia: Tree cover loss

El Salvador
1,674 hectares
in 2024
New Caledonia
1,762 hectares
in 2024
El Salvador rank
117th
New Caledonia rank
116th

Tree cover loss over time

  • El Salvador
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 1,762 hectares against 1,674 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 88 hectares.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 117th and New Caledonia ranks 116th 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 New Caledonia Difference Ahead
2000s 5,057 hectares 1,023 hectares 4,034 hectares El Salvador
2010s 3,069 hectares 1,260 hectares 1,809 hectares El Salvador
2020s 1,754 hectares 1,478 hectares 276.39 hectares El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 1,762 hectares against 1,674 hectares in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between El Salvador and New Caledonia?
88 hectares, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Caledonia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and New Caledonia rank globally for tree cover loss?
El Salvador ranks 117th and New Caledonia ranks 116th 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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