Annual deforestation in Honduras
Honduras: Annual deforestation was 70,860 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation 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
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Honduras is 70,860 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Honduras peaked at 102,860 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50,520 hectares per year, in 2000.
That places Honduras 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67,370 hectares per year | 67,370 hectares per year | 67,370 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 50,520 hectares per year | 50,520 hectares per year | 50,520 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 84,675 hectares per year | 66,490 hectares per year | 102,860 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 70,860 hectares per year | 70,860 hectares per year | 70,860 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 deforestation in Honduras?
- Annual deforestation in Honduras was 70,860 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 deforestation recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 102,860 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,520 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for annual deforestation?
- Honduras ranks 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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