Annual forest expansion in Guatemala
Guatemala: Annual forest expansion was 47,910 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion in Guatemala, 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
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Guatemala stood at 47,910 hectares per year.
The figure is down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Guatemala peaked at 96,500 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17,100 hectares per year, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 10th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual forest expansion in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,100 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 36,480 hectares per year | +113.3% |
| 2010 | 96,500 hectares per year | +164.5% |
| 2015 | 57,630 hectares per year | -40.3% |
| 2020 | 47,910 hectares per year | -16.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 47,910 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,420 hectares per year, 10.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 47,910 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 7.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,100 hectares per year | 17,100 hectares per year | 17,100 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 36,480 hectares per year | 36,480 hectares per year | 36,480 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 77,065 hectares per year | 57,630 hectares per year | 96,500 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 47,910 hectares per year | 47,910 hectares per year | 47,910 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 forest expansion in Guatemala?
- Annual forest expansion in Guatemala was 47,910 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 forest expansion recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 96,500 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,100 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for annual forest expansion?
- Guatemala ranks 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).