Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Honduras
Honduras: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 52.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
52.4%
World rank
51st
of 219 countries
All-time high
68.3%
in 1990
All-time low
52.4%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Honduras, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 52.4% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Honduras peaked at 68.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2025.
Honduras ranks 51st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.3% | — |
| 2000 | 63.7% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 58.3% | 60.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.4% | 54.6% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -33.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.002 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -39.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Honduras?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Honduras was 52.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2025.
- How does Honduras rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Honduras ranks 51st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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