Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 14.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 14.0% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guatemala peaked at 14.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 100th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +12600.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -99.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +15422.2% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 14.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 54% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 14.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.0%, 56% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 0.1% | 14.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guatemala?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guatemala was 14.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Guatemala ranks 100th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).