Honduras: Forest area, percent

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 Honduras

Forest area, percent of total land area

 Latest value 56.5
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2022
 Average 59.5
 Min - Max 56.5 - 62.5
 Source FAO
The latest value from 2022 is 56.5 percent, a decline from 56.6 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 32.2 percent, based on data from 191 countries. Historically, the average for Honduras from 1990 to 2022 is 59.5 percent. The minimum value, 56.5 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 62.5 percent was recorded in 1990. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Honduras - Forest area, percent - Recent values chart

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Honduras - Forest area, percent - historical chart - 1990-2022




Definition: Forest area is land 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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 Percent agricultural land 31.96 2022 percent
 Employment in agriculture 24.22 2022 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 11.98 2023 percent
 Agriculture value added 4.12 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 35,760 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 102.3 2022 index points
 Precipitation 1,976 2021 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 9.1 2022 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 1,876 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 107.0 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 191.1 2022 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 117.4 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 63,173.6 2022 sq. km
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