Annual change forest area in Honduras
Honduras: Annual change forest area was -50,220 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-50,220
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
207th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-38,478
in 2001
All-time low
-82,914
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Honduras stood at -50,220.
The figure is down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Honduras peaked at -38,478 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -82,914, in 2016.
That places Honduras 207th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -51,474 | — |
| 1992 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -51,474 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -38,478 | -25.2% |
| 2002 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -38,478 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -43,538 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | -43,538 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -43,538 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -43,538 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -43,538 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -82,914 | +90.4% |
| 2017 | -82,914 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -82,914 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -82,914 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -82,914 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -50,220 | -39.4% |
| 2022 | -50,220 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -50,220 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -50,220 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -50,220 | -0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's -50,220 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 59.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's -50,220 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 2282.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -51,474 | -51,474 | -51,474 | 9 |
| 2000s | -39,778 | -51,474 | -38,478 | 10 |
| 2010s | -58,782 | -82,914 | -38,478 | 10 |
| 2020s | -55,669 | -82,914 | -50,220 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.182 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 17.78 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -26.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Honduras?
- Annual change forest area in Honduras was -50,220 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was -38,478 in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -82,914 in 2016.
- How does Honduras rank for annual change forest area?
- Honduras ranks 207th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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