Forestland — Area in Central America
Central America: Forestland — Area was 90,047 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Central America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area in Central America stood at 90,047 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Central America peaked at 101,430 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 90,047 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Central America 14th out of 46 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,394 1000 ha | 97,358 1000 ha | 101,430 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,341 1000 ha | 93,778 1000 ha | 96,905 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,463 1000 ha | 91,398 1000 ha | 93,430 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,596 1000 ha | 90,047 1000 ha | 91,145 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Central America?
- Forestland — area in Central America was 90,047 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 101,430 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,047 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Central America rank for forestland — area?
- Central America ranks 14th out of 46 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).