Forestland — Area, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0002 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 109th out of 191 countries 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.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 57% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 106 Ethiopia 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 108 Mauritania 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 110 Saint Lucia 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 111 Chad 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 112 Kyrgyzstan 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 248.53 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,617 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 307.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Guatemala?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.