Land use hidden — Forest in Guatemala

Guatemala: Land use hidden — Forest was 34,930 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
34,930 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
78th
of 199 countries
All-time high
47,812 Square kilometres
in 1990
All-time low
34,930 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in Guatemala, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200620231990: 47.8k Square kilometres1991: 47.2k Square kilometres1992: 46.7k Square kilometres1993: 46.1k Square kilometres1994: 45.5k Square kilometres1995: 45.0k Square kilometres1996: 44.4k Square kilometres1997: 43.8k Square kilometres1998: 43.2k Square kilometres1999: 42.7k Square kilometres2000: 42.1k Square kilometres2001: 41.6k Square kilometres2002: 41.1k Square kilometres2003: 40.6k Square kilometres2004: 40.1k Square kilometres2005: 39.7k Square kilometres2006: 39.2k Square kilometres2007: 38.7k Square kilometres2008: 38.2k Square kilometres2009: 37.7k Square kilometres2010: 37.2k Square kilometres2011: 37.0k Square kilometres2012: 36.7k Square kilometres2013: 36.4k Square kilometres2014: 36.1k Square kilometres2015: 35.9k Square kilometres2016: 35.7k Square kilometres2017: 35.6k Square kilometres2018: 35.5k Square kilometres2019: 35.4k Square kilometres2020: 35.3k Square kilometres2021: 35.2k Square kilometres2022: 35.0k Square kilometres2023: 34.9k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Guatemala is 34,930 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Guatemala peaked at 47,812 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34,930 Square kilometres, in 2023.

Guatemala ranks 78th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45,238 Square kilometres 42,664 Square kilometres 47,812 Square kilometres 10
2000s 39,902 Square kilometres 37,713 Square kilometres 42,092 Square kilometres 10
2010s 36,152 Square kilometres 35,394 Square kilometres 37,226 Square kilometres 10
2020s 35,104 Square kilometres 34,930 Square kilometres 35,278 Square kilometres 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — forest in Guatemala?
Land use hidden — forest in Guatemala was 34,930 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 47,812 Square kilometres in 1990.
What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 34,930 Square kilometres in 2023.
How does Guatemala rank for land use hidden — forest?
Guatemala ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata