Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Honduras
Honduras: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Honduras, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.0059 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Honduras peaked at 0.014 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 62nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Honduras, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.014 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.0059 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.0059 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 sq. km per person, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0106 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 59 Uruguay 0.0062 sq. km per person compare
- 60 Bulgaria 0.0061 sq. km per person compare
- 61 Costa Rica 0.006 sq. km per person compare
- 63 Slovenia 0.0058 sq. km per person compare
- 64 Micronesia (country) 0.0057 sq. km per person compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 0.0056 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.149 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3309 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Honduras?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Honduras was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Honduras ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.