Deforestation statistics for El Salvador
El Salvador: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 6,486,205 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.50% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 313 |
| Net migration | -40,539 |
| Fertility rate | 2.1 |
| Median age | 28 |
| Urban population share | 73% |
El Salvador: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 20,720 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 988,824 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 47.70% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 78,845 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 8.00% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 50,573 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 2.40% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 5.10% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 1,378 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 2.70% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 49,195 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 2.40% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 5% |
El Salvador: Annual forest and tree cover data
El Salvador: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 53 2003: 10 2004: 78 2005: 31 2006: 48 2007: 48 2008: 30 2009: 51 2010: 64 2011: 71 2012: 41 2013: 16 2014: 25 2015: 38 2016: 413 2017: 129 2018: 80 2019: 63 2020: 90 |
El Salvador: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 9,499 2002: 4,667 2003: 5,984 2004: 4,555 2005: 5,881 2006: 4,604 2007: 2,984 2008: 3,325 2009: 4,284 2010: 2,873 2011: 3,242 2012: 2,536 2013: 2,053 2014: 2,320 2015: 2,389 2016: 5,744 2017: 4,746 2018: 2,704 2019: 2,249 2020: 2,208 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahuachapán | 63,164 | 1,274 | 560 | 376 | 1,331 | 3,540 | 5.6% |
| San Salvador | 39,104 | 1,152 | 444 | 342 | 451 | 2,389 | 6.1% |
| San Vicente | 49,846 | 2,586 | 1,558 | 1,634 | 1,137 | 6,914 | 13.9% |
| Santa Ana | 97,953 | 2,269 | 1,111 | 859 | 3,988 | 8,227 | 8.4% |
| Sonsonate | 61,560 | 1,583 | 696 | 591 | 1,299 | 4,170 | 6.8% |
| Usulután | 102,098 | 2,271 | 2,405 | 1,590 | 2,400 | 8,666 | 8.5% |
| Cabañas | 53,507 | 2,665 | 1,371 | 622 | 553 | 5,212 | 9.7% |
| Chalatenango | 96,222 | 4,838 | 1,336 | 693 | 920 | 7,787 | 8.1% |
| Cuscatlán | 40,062 | 1,443 | 601 | 419 | 355 | 2,819 | 7.0% |
| La Libertad | 88,138 | 2,364 | 1,003 | 693 | 1,039 | 5,100 | 5.8% |
| La Paz | 44,017 | 842 | 697 | 766 | 568 | 2,872 | 6.5% |
| La Unión | 83,617 | 2,811 | 2,576 | 1,546 | 1,057 | 7,991 | 9.6% |
| Morazán | 74,698 | 1,945 | 1,508 | 759 | 1,097 | 5,309 | 7.1% |
| San Miguel | 94,839 | 2,543 | 2,202 | 1,650 | 1,454 | 7,848 | 8.3% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahuachapán | Ahuachapán | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.6% |
| Ahuachapán | Atiquizaya | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Ahuachapán | Jujutla | 945 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Ahuachapán | San Francisco Menéndez | 613 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% |
| San Salvador | Nejapa | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 37.7% |
| San Vicente | Tecoluca | 979 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 3.0% |
| San Vicente | Tepetitán | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5.9% |
| San Vicente | Verapaz | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.8% |
| San Vicente | Guadalupe | 1,454 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 55 | 3.8% |
| San Vicente | San Vicente | 308 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2.0% |
| Santa Ana | Santa Ana | 486 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.4% |
| Santa Ana | Chalchuapa | 937 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1.9% |
| Santa Ana | Metapán | 499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Sonsonate | Acajutla | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Sonsonate | Sonsonate | 213 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Sonsonate | Juayúa | 1,256 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 45 | 3.6% |
| Sonsonate | Nahuizalco | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Usulután | Alegría | 944 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 59 | 6.2% |
| Usulután | Jucuarán | 1,555 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 1.9% |
| Usulután | Ozatlán | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Usulután | Puerto El Triunfo | 1,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Usulután | San Agustín | 152 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16.3% |
| Usulután | San Dionisio | 3,158 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 0.6% |
| Usulután | San Francisco Javier | 151 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 12.4% |
| Usulután | Santa Elena | 201 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2.2% |
| Usulután | Berlín | 2,374 | 37 | 45 | 30 | 189 | 301 | 12.7% |
| Usulután | Santiago de María | 1,254 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 102 | 128 | 10.2% |
| Usulután | Tecapán | 738 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 8.9% |
| Usulután | Usulután | 4,192 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 0.8% |
| Usulután | California | 291 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2.5% |
| Usulután | Concepción Batres | 996 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.9% |
| Usulután | Jiquilisco | 5,668 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 0.9% |
| Usulután | Jucuapa | 465 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 5.7% |
| Chalatenango | Citalá | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| La Libertad | Nueva San Salvador | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% |
| La Libertad | Opico | 780 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 2.7% |
| La Libertad | Quezaltepeque | 620 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 57 | 9.1% |
| La Libertad | Colón | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.8% |
| La Libertad | La Libertad | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| La Paz | San Juan Nonualco | 429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5% |
| La Paz | San Luis La Herradura | 3,049 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1% |
| La Paz | San Luis Talpa | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% |
| La Paz | San Pedro Masahuat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| La Paz | San Pedro Nonualco | 1,031 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1.2% |
| La Paz | Santa María Ostuma | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.1% |
| La Paz | Santiago Nonualco | 428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| La Paz | Zacatecoluca | 2,086 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0.9% |
| La Unión | Pasaquina | 1,858 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.1% |
| La Unión | San Alejo | 1,029 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| La Unión | Conchagua | 1,990 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0.9% |
| La Unión | Intipucá | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% |
| La Unión | La Unión | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
| Morazán | Cacaopera | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3% |
| San Miguel | San Jorge | 416 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 5.2% |
| San Miguel | San Miguel | 873 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 66 | 7.5% |
| San Miguel | Chinameca | 2,249 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 83 | 136 | 6.0% |
| San Miguel | El Tránsito | 334 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 6.6% |
| San Miguel | Moncagua | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Libertad | 1,853 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 80 | 4.3% |
| La Paz | 7,355 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 0.6% |
| La Unión | 5,413 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0.4% |
| Morazán | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3% |
| San Miguel | 3,889 | 43 | 35 | 46 | 122 | 245 | 6.3% |
| Ahuachapán | 1,818 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.4% |
| San Salvador | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 37.7% |
| San Vicente | 2,877 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 62 | 98 | 3.4% |
| Santa Ana | 1,922 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 1.4% |
| Sonsonate | 1,932 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 47 | 2.4% |
| Usulután | 23,378 | 102 | 163 | 101 | 409 | 776 | 3.3% |
| Chalatenango | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahuachapán | Ahuachapán | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.6% |
| Ahuachapán | Atiquizaya | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Ahuachapán | Jujutla | 945 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Ahuachapán | San Francisco Menéndez | 613 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% |
| San Salvador | Nejapa | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 37.7% |
| San Vicente | Tecoluca | 979 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 3.0% |
| San Vicente | Tepetitán | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5.9% |
| San Vicente | Verapaz | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.8% |
| San Vicente | Guadalupe | 1,454 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 55 | 3.8% |
| San Vicente | San Vicente | 308 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2.0% |
| Santa Ana | Santa Ana | 486 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.4% |
| Santa Ana | Chalchuapa | 937 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1.9% |
| Santa Ana | Metapán | 499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Sonsonate | Acajutla | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Sonsonate | Sonsonate | 213 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Sonsonate | Juayúa | 1,256 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 45 | 3.6% |
| Sonsonate | Nahuizalco | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Usulután | Alegría | 944 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 59 | 6.2% |
| Usulután | Jucuarán | 1,555 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 1.9% |
| Usulután | Ozatlán | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Usulután | Puerto El Triunfo | 1,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Usulután | San Agustín | 152 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16.3% |
| Usulután | San Dionisio | 3,158 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 0.6% |
| Usulután | San Francisco Javier | 151 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 12.4% |
| Usulután | Santa Elena | 201 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2.2% |
| Usulután | Berlín | 2,374 | 37 | 45 | 30 | 189 | 301 | 12.7% |
| Usulután | Santiago de María | 1,254 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 102 | 128 | 10.2% |
| Usulután | Tecapán | 738 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 8.9% |
| Usulután | Usulután | 4,192 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 0.8% |
| Usulután | California | 291 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2.5% |
| Usulután | Concepción Batres | 996 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.9% |
| Usulután | Jiquilisco | 5,668 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 0.9% |
| Usulután | Jucuapa | 465 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 5.7% |
| Chalatenango | Citalá | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| La Libertad | Nueva San Salvador | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% |
| La Libertad | Opico | 780 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 2.7% |
| La Libertad | Quezaltepeque | 620 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 57 | 9.1% |
| La Libertad | Colón | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.8% |
| La Libertad | La Libertad | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| La Paz | San Juan Nonualco | 429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5% |
| La Paz | San Luis La Herradura | 3,049 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1% |
| La Paz | San Luis Talpa | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% |
| La Paz | San Pedro Masahuat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| La Paz | San Pedro Nonualco | 1,031 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1.2% |
| La Paz | Santa María Ostuma | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.1% |
| La Paz | Santiago Nonualco | 428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| La Paz | Zacatecoluca | 2,086 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0.9% |
| La Unión | Pasaquina | 1,858 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.1% |
| La Unión | San Alejo | 1,029 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| La Unión | Conchagua | 1,990 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0.9% |
| La Unión | Intipucá | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% |
| La Unión | La Unión | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
| Morazán | Cacaopera | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3% |
| San Miguel | San Jorge | 416 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 5.2% |
| San Miguel | San Miguel | 873 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 66 | 7.5% |
| San Miguel | Chinameca | 2,249 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 83 | 136 | 6.0% |
| San Miguel | El Tránsito | 334 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 6.6% |
| San Miguel | Moncagua | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
2019 forest data for El Salvador | Archived forest data for El Salvador | Forest data for El Salvador
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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