What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Honduras and United States?

13,514 hectares, with Honduras ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and United States?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs United States: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Honduras

60,715 hectares

in 2024

United States

47,201 hectares

in 2024

Honduras rank

27th

United States rank

30th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Honduras
United States

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 60,715 hectares against 47,201 hectares in United States, a difference of 13,514 hectares.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States ahead.

Honduras ranks 27th and United States ranks 30th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36,500 hectares	90,504 hectares	54,004 hectares	United States
2010s	64,707 hectares	87,340 hectares	22,633 hectares	United States
2020s	66,109 hectares	48,081 hectares	18,027 hectares	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Honduras or United States?: Honduras, at 60,715 hectares against 47,201 hectares in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Honduras and United States?: 13,514 hectares, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Honduras and United States rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Honduras ranks 27th and United States ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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