Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Central America
Central America: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 89,307 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Central America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 89,307 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Central America peaked at 101,315 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89,307 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Central America 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 101,315 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 100,850 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 100,385 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 99,920 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 99,455 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 98,990 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 98,525 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 98,060 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 97,595 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 97,130 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 96,665 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 96,302 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 95,940 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 95,578 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 95,216 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 94,853 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 94,491 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 94,128 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 93,766 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 93,404 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 93,042 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 92,826 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 92,610 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 92,394 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 92,178 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91,962 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 91,687 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91,412 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 91,137 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 90,862 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 90,588 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90,332 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 90,076 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 89,819 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 89,563 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 89,307 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,222 1000 ha | 97,130 1000 ha | 101,315 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,034 1000 ha | 93,404 1000 ha | 96,665 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,011 1000 ha | 90,862 1000 ha | 93,042 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,947 1000 ha | 89,307 1000 ha | 90,588 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 19 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 45,978 1000 ha compare
- 20 Argentina 45,218 1000 ha compare
- 21 Central African Republic 45,091 1000 ha compare
- 22 Zambia 44,820 1000 ha compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 42,847 1000 ha compare
- 24 Melanesia 39,145 1000 ha compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 33,970 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Central America?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Central America was 89,307 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 101,315 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,307 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Central America rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Central America ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.