Environment in El Salvador 2,252 indicators covering environment for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 49.56 % 2023 down 12.9% 125th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 67.68 % 2023 down 5.3% 95th Arable land use per person 0.1143 hectares per person 2023 up 3.1% 101st Forest area 684,840 hectares 2025 up 1.2% 136th Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 2.2% 136th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.5258 2023 down 155.6% 107th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 247.7% 131st Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0015 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 90.3% 107th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 83.9% 109th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 84.1% 161st Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.6% 3rd Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.8% 4th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.6% 59th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.4% 58th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.0% 53rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 61.3% 75th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.9% 48th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 446.8% 27th Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 — 129th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 62.39 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,103.7% 19th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.2% 124th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.1% 125th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0037 1000 USD per person 2024 down 38.5% 58th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0027 t per person 2024 down 37.6% 57th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.27 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 59.6% 27th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2452 t per square kilometre 2023 down 71.2% 30th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 8.3% 85th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.361 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 42.5% 64th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 62.5% 52nd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.9% 88th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year 2024 down 339.2% 136th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 23 t 2024 — 75th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 15 1000 USD 2024 — 83rd Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 44.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 915.2% 26th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.634 m3 per person 2024 down 6.6% 25th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.6345 m3 per person 2024 down 6.8% 30th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.7416 m3 per person 2024 down 6.1% 34th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.7421 m3 per person 2024 down 6.3% 51st Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 79.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 13,892.8% 17th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 54,587 t 2024 up 2,078.2% 61st Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 42,702 1000 USD 2024 up 2,324.9% 63rd Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0632 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 73.3% 54th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0647 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 90.3% 75th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.2% 38th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.7% 47th Recovered paper — Import quantity 83,456 t 2024 down 41.6% 44th Recovered paper — Import value 33,265 1000 USD 2024 down 28.7% 34th Annual change in forest area 836.01 hectares 2025 up 1,000.0% 57th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% 2025 up 986.6% 55th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2025 up 986.6% 54th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 836.01 hectares 2025 up 1,000.0% 57th Fibreboard — Export quantity 41 m3 2024 up 105.0% 135th Fibreboard — Export value 33 1000 USD 2024 down 8.3% 128th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0005 m3 per person 2024 down 74.0% 100th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 69.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 3,232.6% 19th Forest land — Area 684.84 1000 ha 2025 up 1.2% 151st Naturally regenerating forest — Area 675.96 1000 ha 2025 up 1.2% 140th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 98.7 % 2025 down 0.0% 79th ← Previous Page 14 of 38 Next →