Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded -0.4% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guatemala peaked at -0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 190th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.4% | -1.5% | -1.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.2% | -1.5% | -1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -1.3% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0646 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guatemala?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guatemala was -0.4% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Guatemala ranks 190th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.