Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Honduras
Honduras: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 5,826 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Honduras, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Honduras stood at 5,826 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Honduras peaked at 7,644 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,826 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Honduras 75th out of 240 countries 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,644 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,593 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 7,541 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 7,490 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 7,438 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,387 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 7,335 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 7,284 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 7,232 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 7,181 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 7,129 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 7,091 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,052 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7,013 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6,975 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6,936 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6,897 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6,859 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6,820 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 6,781 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 6,742 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,696 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6,650 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 6,604 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 6,558 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6,512 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6,427 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6,342 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6,257 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6,172 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,087 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 6,034 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5,982 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5,930 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 5,878 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 5,826 1000 ha | -0.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 5,826 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 5,826 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 9.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,413 1000 ha | 7,181 1000 ha | 7,644 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,955 1000 ha | 6,781 1000 ha | 7,129 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,496 1000 ha | 6,172 1000 ha | 6,742 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,956 1000 ha | 5,826 1000 ha | 6,087 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % 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 -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Honduras?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Honduras was 5,826 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7,644 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,826 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Honduras rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Honduras ranks 75th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.