Tree cover loss in Honduras
Honduras: Tree cover loss was 74,932 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss in Honduras stood at 74,932 hectares.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Honduras peaked at 188,353 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26,402 hectares, in 2004.
Honduras ranks 46th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss in Honduras, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 42,280 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 31,456 hectares | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 33,559 hectares | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 26,402 hectares | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 40,378 hectares | +52.9% |
| 2006 | 41,536 hectares | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 42,346 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 43,199 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 51,433 hectares | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 45,985 hectares | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 52,504 hectares | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 32,211 hectares | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 43,581 hectares | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 57,419 hectares | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 50,204 hectares | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 188,353 hectares | +275.2% |
| 2017 | 113,410 hectares | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 76,222 hectares | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 81,391 hectares | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 93,608 hectares | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 69,454 hectares | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 57,326 hectares | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 84,432 hectares | +47.3% |
| 2024 | 74,932 hectares | -11.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 74,932 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,729 hectares, 13.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 74,932 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,347 hectares, 14.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +275.2% | 50,204 hectares | 188,353 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,177 hectares | 26,402 hectares | 51,433 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 74,128 hectares | 32,211 hectares | 188,353 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,950 hectares | 57,326 hectares | 93,608 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Honduras?
- Tree cover loss in Honduras was 74,932 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 188,353 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,402 hectares in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for tree cover loss?
- Honduras ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tree cover loss. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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