Annual forest expansion in Honduras
Honduras: Annual forest expansion was 20,640 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion in Honduras is 20,640 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Honduras peaked at 22,950 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12,250 hectares per year, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 19th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual forest expansion in Honduras, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,900 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 12,250 hectares per year | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 22,950 hectares per year | +87.3% |
| 2015 | 19,950 hectares per year | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 20,640 hectares per year | +3.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 20,640 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,790 hectares per year, 11.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 20,640 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 3.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,900 hectares per year | 15,900 hectares per year | 15,900 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,250 hectares per year | 12,250 hectares per year | 12,250 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 21,450 hectares per year | 19,950 hectares per year | 22,950 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 20,640 hectares per year | 20,640 hectares per year | 20,640 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % 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 -0.0307 % 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 Honduras?
- Annual forest expansion in Honduras was 20,640 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 22,950 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,250 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for annual forest expansion?
- Honduras ranks 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 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).