Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 3,227 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Guatemala stood at 3,227 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Guatemala peaked at 4,828 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,227 1000 ha, in 2025.
Guatemala ranks 90th of 240 countries on this measure, 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,828 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,765 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4,701 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4,637 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 4,573 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 4,509 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4,445 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4,381 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 4,317 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 4,254 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 4,190 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 4,135 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4,081 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 4,026 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3,971 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,917 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3,862 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3,808 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,753 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,699 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,644 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3,623 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,602 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,581 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,560 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3,539 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,516 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,492 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,469 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,445 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,422 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3,383 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 3,344 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3,305 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 3,266 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 3,227 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 3,227 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 3,227 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 5.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,541 1000 ha | 4,254 1000 ha | 4,828 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,944 1000 ha | 3,699 1000 ha | 4,190 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,547 1000 ha | 3,445 1000 ha | 3,644 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,324 1000 ha | 3,227 1000 ha | 3,422 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Guatemala?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Guatemala was 3,227 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4,828 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,227 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Guatemala ranks 90th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.