El Salvador's forest cover fell from 33.8 % in 1994 to 27.5 % in 2023.
El Salvador · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
El Salvador's forest area fell from 7,009 km in 1994 to 5,704 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
165th of 213 · 38th in Latin America
El Salvador's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 8.4 % in 2013 to 8.3 % in 2025.
El Salvador's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 62.5 % in 1994 to 57.7 % in 2023.
El Salvador's arable land (% of land area) rose from 28.2 % in 1994 to 34.8 % in 2023.
Air
El Salvador's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 39.7 in 1994 to 29.6 in 2023.
Water
El Salvador's water stress rose from 5.2 % in 1993 to 12.4 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
92nd of 181 · 24th in Latin America
El Salvador's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,762 in 1993 to 2,489 in 2022.
Access
El Salvador's safe sanitation fell from 45.7 % in 2000 to 36.0 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for El Salvador.
- Safe drinking waterNo data