TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for El Salvador

Deforestation data for El Salvador , 1990-2005. El Salvador 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 298000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 14.4
Other wooded land (hectares): 201000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 167,000
Total land area (hectares): 2,104,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 375000 324000 298000 -5000 -1.5 -5000 -1.7 -77,000 -20.53 13.33
Other wooded land 201000 201000 201000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary forests 6000 6000 6000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantations 6000 6000 6000 0 0 0 0 0 0




Chart: Forest cover in El Salvador, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in El Salvador, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in El Salvador 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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