Honduras: Forest area, percent

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 Honduras

Forest area, percent of total land area

 Latest value 52.8
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2024
 Average 61.0
 Min - Max 52.8 - 68.3
 Source FAO
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The latest value from 2024 is 52.8 percent, a decline from 53.3 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 32.8 percent, based on data from 191 countries. Historically, the average for Honduras from 1990 to 2024 is 61 percent. The minimum value, 52.8 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 68.3 percent was recorded in 1990. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Honduras: Forest area, percent
 2024 52.8
 2023 53.3
 2022 53.7
 2021 54.2
 2020 54.6
 2019 55.4
 2018 56.1
 2017 56.9




Definition: Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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 GDP share of agriculture 13.32 2025 percent
 Agriculture value added 5.27 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 35,760 2023 sq. km.
 Crop production index 103.5 2024 index points
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 Food production index 106.5 2024 index points
 Fertilizer use 188.0 2023 kg per hectare of arable land
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