Land use over the long-term in Honduras
Honduras: Land use over the long-term was 2.00 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Land use over the long-term in Honduras, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 2.00 million hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Honduras peaked at 2.00 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
Honduras ranks 84th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 169,017 hectares | 169,017 hectares | 169,017 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 63,895 hectares | 63,895 hectares | 63,895 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 67,712 hectares | 67,712 hectares | 67,712 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 71,717 hectares | 71,717 hectares | 71,717 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 75,918 hectares | 75,918 hectares | 75,918 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 80,323 hectares | 80,323 hectares | 80,323 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 84,941 hectares | 84,941 hectares | 84,941 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 89,783 hectares | 89,783 hectares | 89,783 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 94,857 hectares | 94,857 hectares | 94,857 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 100,174 hectares | 100,174 hectares | 100,174 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 105,746 hectares | 105,746 hectares | 105,746 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 111,582 hectares | 111,582 hectares | 111,582 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 119,001 hectares | 119,001 hectares | 119,001 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 126,799 hectares | 126,799 hectares | 126,799 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 248,558 hectares | 248,558 hectares | 248,558 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 298,193 hectares | 298,193 hectares | 298,193 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 357,469 hectares | 357,469 hectares | 357,469 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 372,860 hectares | 372,860 hectares | 372,860 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 374,482 hectares | 374,482 hectares | 374,482 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 374,146 hectares | 374,146 hectares | 374,146 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 371,544 hectares | 371,544 hectares | 371,544 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 366,326 hectares | 366,326 hectares | 366,326 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 358,108 hectares | 358,108 hectares | 358,108 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 373,279 hectares | 373,279 hectares | 373,279 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 524,601 hectares | 524,601 hectares | 524,601 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 720,505 hectares | 720,505 hectares | 720,505 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Honduras
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4693 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in Honduras?
- Land use over the long-term in Honduras was 2.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Honduras rank for land use over the long-term?
- Honduras ranks 84th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.