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Forest area — Guatemala

Forest area in Guatemala in 2023 — 34,930 km². Ranked 84 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 26.9%.

2023 34,930 km² −0.33% vs 2022
World rank 84of 213
Period maximum 47,812 km²1990
Period minimum 34,930 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Guatemala, 1990–202330,00035,00040,00045,00050,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 47,812 km²1991: 47,240 km²1992: 46,668 km²1993: 46,096 km²1994: 45,524 km²1995: 44,952 km²1996: 44,380 km²1997: 43,808 km²1998: 43,236 km²1999: 42,664 km²2000: 42,092 km²2001: 41,605 km²2002: 41,119 km²2003: 40,632 km²2004: 40,146 km²2005: 39,659 km²2006: 39,172 km²2007: 38,686 km²2008: 38,199 km²2009: 37,713 km²2010: 37,226 km²2011: 36,952 km²2012: 36,679 km²2013: 36,405 km²2014: 36,132 km²2015: 35,858 km²2016: 35,742 km²2017: 35,626 km²2018: 35,510 km²2019: 35,394 km²2020: 35,278 km²2021: 35,162 km²2022: 35,046 km²2023: 34,930 km²
Change over the period: −12,882 (−26.94%) Average annual rate: -0.95 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Guatemala 34,930 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
Central America computed 872,833 km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 34,930 −116 −0.33%
2022 35,046 −116 −0.33%
2021 35,162 −116 −0.33%
2020 35,278 −116 −0.33%
2019 35,394 −116 −0.33%
2018 35,510 −116 −0.33%
2017 35,626 −116 −0.32%
2016 35,742 −116 −0.32%
2015 35,858 −274 −0.76%
2014 36,132 −274 −0.75%
2013 36,405 −274 −0.75%
2012 36,679 −274 −0.74%
2011 36,952 −274 −0.73%
2010 37,226 −487 −1.29%
2009 37,713 −487 −1.27%
2008 38,199 −487 −1.26%
2007 38,686 −487 −1.24%
2006 39,172 −487 −1.23%
2005 39,659 −487 −1.21%
2004 40,146 −487 −1.2%
2003 40,632 −487 −1.18%
2002 41,119 −487 −1.17%
2001 41,605 −487 −1.16%
2000 42,092 −572 −1.34%
1999 42,664 −572 −1.32%
1998 43,236 −572 −1.31%
1997 43,808 −572 −1.29%
1996 44,380 −572 −1.27%
1995 44,952 −572 −1.26%
1994 45,524 −572 −1.24%
1993 46,096 −572 −1.23%
1992 46,668 −572 −1.21%
1991 47,240 −572 −1.2%
1990 47,812 — —

Central America, 2023

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

MX Mexico 653,088 HN Honduras 62,964 PA Panama 41,796 GT Guatemala 34,930 NI Nicaragua 31,075 CR Costa Rica 30,840 BZ Belize 12,436 SV El Salvador 5,704
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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