Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Central America
Central America: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.82 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Central America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 0.82 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Central America peaked at 0.82 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.11 %, in 1990.
Central America ranks 31st of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.11 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.13 % | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.14 % | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.15 % | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.17 % | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.18 % | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.19 % | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.21 % | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.22 % | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.23 % | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.25 % | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.26 % | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.28 % | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3 % | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.31 % | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.33 % | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.35 % | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.36 % | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.38 % | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4 % | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.42 % | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.43 % | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.44 % | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.46 % | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.47 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.48 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.51 % | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.53 % | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.56 % | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.59 % | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.61 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.65 % | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7 % | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.74 % | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.78 % | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.82 % | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.173 % | 0.11 % | 0.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.322 % | 0.25 % | 0.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.489 % | 0.42 % | 0.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7167 % | 0.61 % | 0.82 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Central America?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Central America was 0.82 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 % in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Central America ranks 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.