Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central America
Central America: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 124,813 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 125,225 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 125,098 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 125,093 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 125,833 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 125,386 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 125,033 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 125,554 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 125,198 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 126,109 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 127,050 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 126,441 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 126,805 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 126,863 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 128,061 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 129,580 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 129,195 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 128,685 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 128,849 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 128,980 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 129,014 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 126,849 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 124,597 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 124,811 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 124,813 1000 ha | +0.0% |
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
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,856 1000 ha compare
- 11 Peru 78,982 1000 ha compare
- 12 Angola 72,958 1000 ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,991 1000 ha compare
- 13 Argentina 58,070 1000 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 1,309 1000 ha compare
- 14 Central African Republic 57,865 1000 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 555.2 1000 ha compare
- 15 India 56,132 1000 ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 282.03 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mozambique 55,386 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 149.14 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 50,061 1000 ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 131.33 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
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 14th out of 26 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
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.