Commodity driven deforestation in Honduras
Honduras: Commodity driven deforestation was 60,715 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commodity driven deforestation in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity driven deforestation in Honduras is 60,715, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Honduras peaked at 149,025 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24,590, in 2004.
Honduras ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39,167 | — |
| 2002 | 29,373 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 31,642 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 24,590 | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 37,167 | +51.1% |
| 2006 | 38,136 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 39,432 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 40,496 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 48,498 | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 43,498 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 49,595 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 30,003 | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 40,153 | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 52,634 | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 43,596 | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 149,025 | +241.8% |
| 2017 | 96,658 | -35.1% |
| 2018 | 69,053 | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 72,850 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 82,116 | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 61,973 | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 52,713 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 73,027 | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 60,715 | -16.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 60,715 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,953, 31.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 60,715 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 37.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +241.8% | 43,596 | 149,025 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,500 | 24,590 | 48,498 | 9 |
| 2010s | 64,707 | 30,003 | 149,025 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,109 | 52,713 | 82,116 | 5 |
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 commodity driven deforestation in Honduras?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Honduras was 60,715 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 149,025 in 2016.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,590 in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Honduras ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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