Guatemala vs Honduras: Annual deforestation
Guatemala
61,100 hectares per year
in 2020
Honduras
70,860 hectares per year
in 2020
Guatemala rank
22nd
Honduras rank
20th
Annual deforestation over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 70,860 hectares per year against 61,100 hectares per year in Guatemala, a difference of 9,760 hectares per year.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 22nd and Honduras ranks 20th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,680 hectares per year | 67,370 hectares per year | 12,310 hectares per year | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 83,570 hectares per year | 50,520 hectares per year | 33,050 hectares per year | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 92,495 hectares per year | 84,675 hectares per year | 7,820 hectares per year | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 61,100 hectares per year | 70,860 hectares per year | 9,760 hectares per year | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 70,860 hectares per year against 61,100 hectares per year in Guatemala as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 9,760 hectares per year, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for annual deforestation?
- Guatemala ranks 22nd and Honduras ranks 20th of 112 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 deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.