From 2001 to 2022, El Salvador lost 82kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 2.2% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In El Salvador from 2001 to 2022, 82kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In El Salvador, the top 5 regions were responsible for 51.5% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Usulután had the most tree cover loss at 9.0kha compared to an average of 5.9 kha.
Between 22 Jan 2023 and 21 May 2023 El Salvador experienced a total of 2,699 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).