Share global forest in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share global forest was 0.0854 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0854
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.1117
in 1990
All-time low
0.0854
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0854 for share global forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Guatemala peaked at 0.1117 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0854, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 84th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1117 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1105 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1094 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1082 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.107 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1058 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1046 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1034 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1022 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.101 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0998 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0987 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0977 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0967 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0956 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0946 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0936 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0925 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0915 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0904 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0894 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0891 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0888 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0884 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0881 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0878 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0875 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0873 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.087 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0867 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0865 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0863 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.086 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0858 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0856 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0854 | -0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0854 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0854 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 3.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1064 | 0.101 | 0.1117 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0951 | 0.0904 | 0.0998 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.088 | 0.0867 | 0.0894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0859 | 0.0854 | 0.0865 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3386 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1016 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 17.66 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 86.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Guatemala?
- Share global forest in Guatemala was 0.0854 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1117 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0854 in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for share global forest?
- Guatemala ranks 84th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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