Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1.59 MtCO₂e/year were emitted by El Salvador's forests, but captured -3.37 MtCO₂e/year between 2001-2022 (GFW, 2024).
244 Mt is the total carbon storage in El Salvador, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
1.45 MtCO₂e/year was the annual average of greenhouse gases due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier in El Salvador between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
0.22% (3.06 kha) is the land cover in El Salvador occupied by agricultural land and 13% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (181 kha) (GFW, 2024).
3.42 kha is the average annual loss of tree cover in El Salvador as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
83.3 kha of tree cover was lost between 2001 and 2023 in El Salvador. An 8.5% decrease in area cover since 2000 (GFW, 2024).
2.9% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in El Salvador between 2002 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
1.49 kha of primary rainforest was lost between 2002 and 2023 in El Salvador, representing 2% of its total tree cover loss in the same time period (GFW, 2024).
Total annual emissions: 2,449,672 t CO2-Eq Breakdown: 175,297 t CO2-Eq nitrous oxide (fertilizers) 790,465 t CO2-Eq manure management (608,871 t CO2-Eq methane and 181,594 t CO2-Eq nitrous oxide) 1,483,910 t CO2-Eq enteric fermentation) (IICA, 2024)
Proportion of women producers by production system: Dairy: 5% Beef cattle: 35% Dual-purpose cattle -Large areas: 6% -Medium areas: 12% -Small areas: 17% -Subsistence - high density: 23% -Subsistence - low density: 19% (IICA, 2024)
