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 87th of 231 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 338 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 172.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 17.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,875 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,183 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,876 1000 ha (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 87th out of 231 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.