Share of global annual deforestation in Honduras
Honduras: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Honduras, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Honduras stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Honduras peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4693 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Honduras?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Honduras was 0.8% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Honduras ranks 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.