Share of annual global forest expansion in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in Guatemala, 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 annual global forest expansion in Guatemala stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Guatemala peaked at 1.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 10th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0646 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Guatemala?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Guatemala was 0.9% 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 annual global forest expansion recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Guatemala ranks 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.