Forest land — Share in Land area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Forest land — Share in Land area was 33.12 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 33.12 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Guatemala peaked at 45.28 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.12 %, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 115th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.65 % | 40.03 % | 45.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.47 % | 35.49 % | 39.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.37 % | 33.74 % | 35.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.36 % | 33.12 % | 33.61 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 112 Sierra Leone 34.03 % compare
- 113 Serbia and Montenegro 33.41 % compare
- 114 Norway 33.25 % compare
- 116 El Salvador 33.01 % compare
- 117 OECD 32.94 % compare
- 118 France 32.85 % compare
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 — share in land area in Guatemala?
- Forest land — share in land area in Guatemala was 33.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 45.28 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.12 % in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Guatemala ranks 115th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 — 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.