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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4693 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.66 Mt CO2e (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.