Forest land — Area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Forest land — Area was 3,536 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Guatemala stood at 3,536 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Guatemala peaked at 4,852 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,536 1000 ha, in 2025.
Guatemala ranks 95th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,852 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,790 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4,727 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4,665 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 4,602 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4,540 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4,477 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4,414 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 4,352 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 4,289 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4,227 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 4,180 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 4,132 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,085 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4,038 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,991 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,944 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3,897 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3,850 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,803 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,756 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3,739 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,722 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,705 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,688 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,671 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3,657 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,643 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,629 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,616 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,602 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,588 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,575 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,562 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,549 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 3,536 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 3,536 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 3,536 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 5.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,571 1000 ha | 4,289 1000 ha | 4,852 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,015 1000 ha | 3,803 1000 ha | 4,227 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,683 1000 ha | 3,616 1000 ha | 3,756 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,569 1000 ha | 3,536 1000 ha | 3,602 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Guatemala?
- Forest land — area in Guatemala was 3,536 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4,852 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,536 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for forest land — area?
- Guatemala ranks 95th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.