Share of deforestation that is exported in Honduras
Honduras: Share of deforestation that is exported was 42.7% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Share of deforestation that is exported in Honduras, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 42.7% for share of deforestation that is exported in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 228.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Honduras peaked at 42.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2007.
Honduras ranks 13th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of deforestation that is exported in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.0% | — |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +32.0% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +39.4% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +15.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 42.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 6.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 42.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.9%, 4.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 21.6% | 42.7% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Honduras?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Honduras was 42.7% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Honduras ranks 13th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.