Guatemala vs Venezuela: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Guatemala

68,333 hectares

in 2024

Venezuela

66,744 hectares

in 2024

Guatemala rank

22nd

Venezuela rank

24th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Guatemala currently reports 68,333 hectares against 66,744 hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 1,589 hectares.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Venezuela ahead.

Guatemala ranks 22nd and Venezuela ranks 24th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.