Guatemala vs Venezuela: Annual afforestation
Guatemala
9,940 hectares per year
in 2020
Venezuela
10,810 hectares per year
in 2020
Guatemala rank
16th
Venezuela rank
15th
Annual afforestation over time
- Guatemala
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 10,810 hectares per year against 9,940 hectares per year in Guatemala, a difference of 870 hectares per year.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Venezuela ahead.
Guatemala ranks 16th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 106 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,440 hectares per year | 35,800 hectares per year | 34,360 hectares per year | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 4,750 hectares per year | 20,200 hectares per year | 15,450 hectares per year | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 8,760 hectares per year | 12,650 hectares per year | 3,890 hectares per year | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 9,940 hectares per year | 10,810 hectares per year | 870 hectares per year | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Guatemala or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 10,810 hectares per year against 9,940 hectares per year in Guatemala as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Guatemala and Venezuela?
- 870 hectares per year, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Venezuela?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Venezuela rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Guatemala ranks 16th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.