What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central America?

Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central America was 124,813 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Central America?

The highest recorded value was 129,580 1000 ha in 2015.

What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Central America?

The lowest recorded value was 124,597 1000 ha in 2022.

How does Central America rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?

Central America ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.

Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Central America?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Central America data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central America

Name: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Central America: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 124,813 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

124,813 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

16th

of 29 groups

All-time high

129,580 1000 ha

in 2015

All-time low

124,597 1000 ha

in 2022

Years of data

2001–2024

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central America, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central America stood at 124,813 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central America peaked at 129,580 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 124,597 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Central America 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	125,392 1000 ha	125,033 1000 ha	126,109 1000 ha	9
2010s	128,051 1000 ha	126,441 1000 ha	129,580 1000 ha	10
2020s	126,017 1000 ha	124,597 1000 ha	129,014 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Central America

13 Angola 72,958 1000 ha compare
14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 70,293 1000 ha compare
15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 68,863 1000 ha compare
16 Argentina 58,070 1000 ha compare
17 India 56,132 1000 ha compare
18 Mozambique 55,386 1000 ha compare
19 Melanesia 50,572 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Central America

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.39 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.8 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 247,937 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 245,161 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 116,397 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 116,316 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 47.44 % (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 155.77 USD (2024)
Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Central America →

Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central America?: Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central America was 124,813 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Central America?: The highest recorded value was 129,580 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Central America?: The lowest recorded value was 124,597 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Central America rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?: Central America ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Central America?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Central America data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.