Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
244 Mt is the total carbon storage in El Salvador, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
32.08 MtCO₂ were the greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation due to agricultural expansion in El Salvador between 2001 and 2022 (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).
1.59 MtCO₂e/year were emitted by El Salvador's forests, but captured -3.37 MtCO₂e/year between 2001-2022 (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).
75.44 kha is the total loss of tree cover in El Salvador as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (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).
1174.7 kha is the total tree cover loss in Honduras as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (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).
