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 123rd out of 249 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.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.28 % | — |
| 1991 | 44.7 % | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 44.11 % | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 43.53 % | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 42.95 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 42.36 % | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 41.78 % | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 41.19 % | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 40.61 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 40.03 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 39.44 % | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 39 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 38.56 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 38.12 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 37.69 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 37.25 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 36.81 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 36.37 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 35.93 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 35.49 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 35.05 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 34.89 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 34.73 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 34.58 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 34.42 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 34.26 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 34.13 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.87 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.61 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 33.49 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 33.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.24 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 33.12 % | -0.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 33.12 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 86% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 33.12 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2 %, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 120 United States 33.78 % compare
- 121 Serbia and Montenegro 33.41 % compare
- 122 Norway 33.25 % compare
- 124 El Salvador 33.01 % compare
- 125 OECD 32.94 % compare
- 126 France 32.85 % compare
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 — 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 123rd out of 249 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.