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Forest cover — Honduras

Forest cover in Honduras in 2023 — 56.27%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.18 pp.

2023 56.27% −0.19 pp vs 2022
World rank 35of 213
Period maximum 62.45%1990
Period minimum 56.27%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Honduras, 1990–202356586062641990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 62.45%1991: 62.26%1992: 62.08%1993: 61.89%1994: 61.7%1995: 61.52%1996: 61.33%1997: 61.14%1998: 60.95%1999: 60.77%2000: 60.58%2001: 60.4%2002: 60.22%2003: 60.04%2004: 59.85%2005: 59.67%2006: 59.49%2007: 59.31%2008: 59.13%2009: 58.95%2010: 58.77%2011: 58.57%2012: 58.37%2013: 58.17%2014: 57.97%2015: 57.77%2016: 57.58%2017: 57.4%2018: 57.21%2019: 57.02%2020: 56.83%2021: 56.65%2022: 56.46%2023: 56.27%
Change over the period: −6.18 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Honduras

Honduras 56.27%
World 31.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 46.11%
Central America computed 35.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Honduras, by year Honduras All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 56.27 −0.19 pp
2022 56.46 −0.19 pp
2021 56.65 −0.19 pp
2020 56.83 −0.19 pp
2019 57.02 −0.19 pp
2018 57.21 −0.19 pp
2017 57.4 −0.19 pp
2016 57.58 −0.19 pp
2015 57.77 −0.2 pp
2014 57.97 −0.2 pp
2013 58.17 −0.2 pp
2012 58.37 −0.2 pp
2011 58.57 −0.2 pp
2010 58.77 −0.18 pp
2009 58.95 −0.18 pp
2008 59.13 −0.18 pp
2007 59.31 −0.18 pp
2006 59.49 −0.18 pp
2005 59.67 −0.18 pp
2004 59.85 −0.18 pp
2003 60.04 −0.18 pp
2002 60.22 −0.18 pp
2001 60.4 −0.18 pp
2000 60.58 −0.19 pp
1999 60.77 −0.19 pp
1998 60.95 −0.19 pp
1997 61.14 −0.19 pp
1996 61.33 −0.19 pp
1995 61.52 −0.19 pp
1994 61.7 −0.19 pp
1993 61.89 −0.19 pp
1992 62.08 −0.19 pp
1991 62.26 −0.19 pp
1990 62.45 —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CR Costa Rica 60.4 PA Panama 56.34 HN Honduras 56.27 BZ Belize 54.52 MX Mexico 33.6 GT Guatemala 32.6 SV El Salvador 27.53 NI Nicaragua 25.82
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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