El Salvador — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for El Salvador, 1990–2024.
Forest area for El Salvador was 33.01% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 35.50% in 1990. The lowest was 32.63% in 2010 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.21% per year.
El Salvador ranks 105 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 49%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 49.75%, so El Salvador sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 30 of 42 economies; Nicaragua (25.82%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 79th of 178 in 1990 → 96th of 207 in 2000 → 105th of 209 in 2010 → 106th of 214 in 2020 → 105th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 32.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 32.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 32.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 32.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 32.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 32.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 32.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 32.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 32.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 32.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 32.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 32.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 32.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 32.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 32.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 32.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 33.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 33.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 33.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 33.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 33.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 33.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 34.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 34.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 34.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 34.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 34.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 34.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 34.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 35.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 35.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 35.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 35.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was El Salvador’s Forest area in 1991?
35.35% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is El Salvador’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -7.0% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 33.01%; 2023: 32.97%; 2022: 32.93%; 2021: 32.89%; 2020: 32.85%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.