Forest area as share of land area in Honduras
Honduras: Forest area as share of land area was 52.38 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Honduras, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 52.38 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Honduras peaked at 68.32 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.38, in 2025.
That places Honduras 53rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.25 | 64.18 | 68.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.17 | 60.62 | 63.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.18 | 55.37 | 60.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.51 | 52.38 | 54.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 50 Cayman Islands 53 compare
- 51 Northern Mariana Islands 52.96 compare
- 52 Peru 52.47 compare
- 54 Guam 52.35 compare
- 55 Grenada 52.06 compare
- 56 Bahamas, The 50.94 compare
More environment data for Honduras
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 60,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 60,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,893 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,207 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 10,334 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 7,795 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 121,936 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Honduras?
- Forest area as share of land area in Honduras was 52.38 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68.32 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.38 in 2025.
- How does Honduras rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Honduras ranks 53rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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