Environment in El Salvador

2,273 indicators covering environment for El Salvador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 1,029 1000 USD 2024 down 56.9% 105th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 110th
Share of land covered by forest 33.1% 2025 up 1.2% 107th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 60.62 USD/m3 2023 up 95.4% 84th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 33.99 USD/m3 2023 down 9.9% 134th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 12.72 % 2023 up 0.2% 71st
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 17,742 t 2024 up 223.1% 43rd
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 8,808 1000 USD 2024 up 178.6% 67th
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 14,521 t 2024 down 10.3% 87th
NPK fertilizers — Import value 8,498 1000 USD 2024 up 23.9% 101st
Land use 881,000 hectares 2023 up 0.7% 117th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 8.8 % 2023 up 12.8% 63rd
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 3.31 % 2023 down 4.3% 67th
Recovered paper — Production, per capita 0.0008 t per person 2024 down 2.8% 102nd
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 0.61 % 2023 down 57.3% 92nd
Urea — Import value 15,625 1000 USD 2024 up 8.3% 81st
Urea — Import quantity 36,793 t 2024 down 2.0% 81st
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 4.13 t per square kilometre 2023 down 25.8% 34th
Hardboard — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 114th
Hardboard — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 92.0% 104th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 4.13 t per square kilometre 2023 down 13.6% 32nd
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 146th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 151st
Recovered paper — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.2% 101st
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 69 m3 2024 up 109.1% 136th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 36 1000 USD 2024 up 176.9% 130th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 102nd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 4,783 1000 USD 2024 down 11.1% 80th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 11.78 USD/m3 2023 down 14.8% 100th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 254.66 t 2024 down 83.2% 132nd
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 97.96 1000 USD 2024 down 58.5% 137th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 13,394 t 2024 down 9.8% 71st
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 102,497 t 2024 down 30.1% 31st
Ammonium sulphate — Import value 20,849 1000 USD 2024 down 20.7% 35th
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 51.23 t 2024 down 80.3% 101st
Potassium nitrate — Import value 55.1 1000 USD 2024 down 80.8% 101st
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.05 USD/m3 2023 down 28.6% 137th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 8,880 hectares 2025 up 3.5% 145th
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 23,903 An 2023 down 0.8% 25th
Mules and hinnies — Amount excreted in manure 521,731 kg 2023 down 0.8% 24th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture 516,513 kg 2023 down 0.8% 23rd
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 103,303 kg 2023 down 0.8% 23rd
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that leaches 154,954 kg 2023 down 0.8% 23rd
Mules and hinnies — Manure management 5,217 kg 2023 down 0.8% 29th
Mules and hinnies — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils 5,217 kg 2023 down 0.8% 29th
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 1,043 kg 2023 down 0.8% 29th
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that leaches 1,565 kg 2023 down 0.8% 29th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 2,629 t 2021 up 189.6% 52nd
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 1,924 1000 USD 2021 up 159.2% 52nd
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 23,243 t 2024 down 7.1% 53rd
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 15,281 1000 USD 2024 up 43.0% 53rd
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 107.2 t 2024 down 98.8% 109th
Other NP compounds — Import value 305.99 1000 USD 2024 down 90.9% 93rd
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 106.73 1000 USD 2024 down 40.9% 104th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 69.49 1000 USD 2024 down 66.5% 115th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import quantity 56.62 t 2024 down 71.9% 111th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 92.17 t 2024 down 65.1% 115th
Mules and hinnies — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 10th
Mules and hinnies — Share in total livestock 1.71 %LSU 2023 up 8.2% 10th