Forest area, annual growth rate in Honduras
Honduras: Forest area, annual growth rate was -0.8495 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area, annual growth rate in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Honduras recorded -0.8495 % change on previous year for forest area, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Honduras peaked at -0.5397 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.34 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Honduras 210th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6733 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.678 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.6825 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.6873 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.692 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6968 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.7018 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.7066 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.7118 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.7168 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.5397 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5427 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2003 | -0.5455 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -0.5486 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2005 | -0.5516 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2006 | -0.5547 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2007 | -0.5578 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2008 | -0.5608 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2009 | -0.5641 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2010 | -0.5673 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2011 | -0.6455 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2012 | -0.6497 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2013 | -0.6538 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2014 | -0.6583 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.6627 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2016 | -1.27 % change on previous year | +91.7% |
| 2017 | -1.29 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2018 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2019 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2020 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2021 | -0.8216 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2022 | -0.8284 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.8353 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.8424 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2025 | -0.8495 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's -0.8495 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.029 % change on previous year, 29.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's -0.8495 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0135 % change on previous year, 63.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate 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 | -91.7% | -0.6627 % change on previous year | -1.27 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +38.6% | -1.34 % change on previous year | -0.8216 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6922 % change on previous year | -0.7118 % change on previous year | -0.6733 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.5682 % change on previous year | -0.7168 % change on previous year | -0.5397 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9019 % change on previous year | -1.32 % change on previous year | -0.5673 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9192 % change on previous year | -1.34 % change on previous year | -0.8216 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 207 Seychelles -0.8153 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Mozambique -0.8213 % change on previous year compare
- 209 Antigua and Barbuda -0.8401 % change on previous year compare
- 211 Iraq -0.9446 % change on previous year compare
- 212 Mali -0.9509 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Myanmar -1.06 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -26.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Honduras?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Honduras was -0.8495 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5397 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.34 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Honduras rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Honduras ranks 210th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.