Forest land — Share in Land area in Central America
Central America: Forest land — Share in Land area was 36.82 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Central America stood at 36.82 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Central America peaked at 41.36 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.82 %, in 2024.
Central America ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.36 % | — |
| 1991 | 41.18 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 40.99 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 40.81 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 40.62 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 40.44 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 40.25 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 40.07 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.89 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 39.52 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 39.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 39.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 39.09 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 38.95 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 38.81 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 38.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 38.52 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 38.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 38.24 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 38.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 37.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.48 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.27 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 37.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 37 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 36.82 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.53 % | 39.7 % | 41.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.88 % | 38.24 % | 39.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.71 % | 37.27 % | 38.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 % | 36.82 % | 37.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 10 Pitcairn 78.51 % compare
- 11 Dominica 76.42 % compare
- 12 Wallis and Futuna Islands 75.56 % compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 75.15 % compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 74.82 % compare
- 15 Vanuatu 74.64 % compare
- 16 Melanesia 74.5 % compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Central America?
- Forest land — share in land area in Central America was 36.82 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 41.36 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.82 % in 2024.
- How does Central America rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Central America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in 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.