Guatemala vs Honduras: Land use over the long-term
Guatemala
1.90 million hectares
in 2025
Honduras
2.00 million hectares
in 2025
Guatemala rank
87th
Honduras rank
84th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 2.00 million hectares against 1.90 million hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 103,190 hectares.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Honduras ahead.
Guatemala ranks 87th and Honduras ranks 84th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 16 and Honduras in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600s | 115,336 hectares | 169,017 hectares | 53,681 hectares | Honduras |
| 1700s | 177,975 hectares | 63,895 hectares | 114,080 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1710s | 179,875 hectares | 67,712 hectares | 112,162 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1720s | 181,691 hectares | 71,717 hectares | 109,974 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1730s | 183,426 hectares | 75,918 hectares | 107,508 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1740s | 185,082 hectares | 80,323 hectares | 104,759 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1750s | 186,660 hectares | 84,941 hectares | 101,719 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1760s | 188,162 hectares | 89,783 hectares | 98,379 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1770s | 189,591 hectares | 94,857 hectares | 94,734 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1780s | 190,947 hectares | 100,174 hectares | 90,773 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1790s | 192,233 hectares | 105,746 hectares | 86,487 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1800s | 193,449 hectares | 111,582 hectares | 81,867 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1810s | 196,757 hectares | 119,001 hectares | 77,756 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1820s | 199,941 hectares | 126,799 hectares | 73,142 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1830s | 232,258 hectares | 248,558 hectares | 16,300 hectares | Honduras |
| 1840s | 268,687 hectares | 298,193 hectares | 29,506 hectares | Honduras |
| 1850s | 310,594 hectares | 357,469 hectares | 46,875 hectares | Honduras |
| 1860s | 330,353 hectares | 372,860 hectares | 42,507 hectares | Honduras |
| 1870s | 344,806 hectares | 374,482 hectares | 29,676 hectares | Honduras |
| 1880s | 347,510 hectares | 374,146 hectares | 26,636 hectares | Honduras |
| 1890s | 337,309 hectares | 371,544 hectares | 34,235 hectares | Honduras |
| 1900s | 325,071 hectares | 366,326 hectares | 41,255 hectares | Honduras |
| 1910s | 327,084 hectares | 358,108 hectares | 31,024 hectares | Honduras |
| 1920s | 325,651 hectares | 373,279 hectares | 47,628 hectares | Honduras |
| 1930s | 384,187 hectares | 524,601 hectares | 140,414 hectares | Honduras |
| 1940s | 505,892 hectares | 720,505 hectares | 214,613 hectares | Honduras |
| 1950s | 892,890 hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 328,617 hectares | Honduras |
| 1960s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 354,000 hectares | Honduras |
| 1970s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 255,000 hectares | Honduras |
| 1980s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 320,249 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2.55 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.21 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 544,125 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 8,501 hectares | Honduras |
| 2020s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 87,518 hectares | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 2.00 million hectares against 1.90 million hectares in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 103,190 hectares, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Guatemala ranks 87th and Honduras ranks 84th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.