Annual afforestation in Honduras
Honduras: Annual afforestation was 2,000 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Honduras, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 2,000 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Honduras peaked at 2,640 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Honduras 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Honduras, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 210 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 2,640 hectares per year | +1157.1% |
| 2015 | 2,070 hectares per year | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 2,000 hectares per year | -3.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2,000 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,000 hectares per year, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2,000 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 210 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,355 hectares per year | 2,070 hectares per year | 2,640 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,000 hectares per year | 2,000 hectares per year | 2,000 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Honduras?
- Annual afforestation in Honduras was 2,000 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2,640 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for annual afforestation?
- Honduras ranks 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.