Annual change in forest area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Annual change in forest area was -13,190 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded -13,190 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Guatemala peaked at -13,190 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -62,575 hectares, in 1991.
Guatemala ranks 194th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -62,575 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -62,575 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -47,081 hectares | -24.8% |
| 2002 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -47,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -16,924 hectares | -64.1% |
| 2012 | -16,924 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -16,924 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -16,924 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -16,924 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -13,926 hectares | -17.7% |
| 2017 | -13,926 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -13,926 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -13,926 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -13,926 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -13,190 hectares | -5.3% |
| 2022 | -13,190 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -13,190 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -13,190 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -13,190 hectares | -0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's -13,190 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 599.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -62,575 hectares | -62,575 hectares | -62,575 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -48,630 hectares | -62,575 hectares | -47,081 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -18,740 hectares | -47,081 hectares | -13,926 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -13,313 hectares | -13,926 hectares | -13,190 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % 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 change in forest area in Guatemala?
- Annual change in forest area in Guatemala was -13,190 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was -13,190 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -62,575 hectares in 1991.
- How does Guatemala rank for annual change in forest area?
- Guatemala ranks 194th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.