Forest area, annual growth rate in Guatemala
Guatemala: Forest area, annual growth rate was -0.3717 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area, annual growth rate in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded -0.3717 % change on previous year for forest area, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Guatemala peaked at -0.3662 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.46 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 190th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1993 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1994 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1995 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1996 | -1.38 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1997 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1998 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1999 | -1.44 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2000 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2001 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2002 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2003 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2004 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2005 | -1.17 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2006 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2007 | -1.19 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2008 | -1.21 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2009 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2010 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2011 | -0.4505 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 2012 | -0.4528 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2013 | -0.4546 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2014 | -0.4569 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2015 | -0.4588 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.3794 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 2017 | -0.3806 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -0.3823 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2019 | -0.3835 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3853 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2021 | -0.3662 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2022 | -0.3676 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2023 | -0.3689 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -0.3703 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2025 | -0.3717 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's -0.3717 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0135 % change on previous year, 27.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +63.6% | -1.24 % change on previous year | -0.4505 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.36 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.2 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5038 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | -0.3794 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3717 % change on previous year | -0.3853 % change on previous year | -0.3662 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 187 Eswatini -0.3452 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Equatorial Guinea -0.3462 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Mayotte -0.3529 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Zimbabwe -0.3835 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Argentina -0.3837 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Eritrea -0.413 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 86.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Guatemala?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Guatemala was -0.3717 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3662 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.46 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Guatemala ranks 190th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.