Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Honduras
Honduras: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 1.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Honduras, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Honduras stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Honduras peaked at 1.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 14th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +59.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -26.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 7.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Honduras?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Honduras was 1.2% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Honduras ranks 14th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.