Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 119.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0128 hectares per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0077 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 hectares per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 hectares per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 hectares per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 hectares per square kilometre | +225.5% |
| 2017 | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 hectares per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 hectares per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0076 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0091 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0128 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 0.007 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 29 Belgium 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 30 Andorra 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 33 Japan 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 34 Barbados 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0128 hectares per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.8%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
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.