Forest land area fell 1.02% to 35.4 '000 sq km in Guatemala in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Guatemala reached an all time high of 47.5 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 35.4 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, forest land area in Belize amounted to 13.7 '000 sq km, 2.65 '000 sq km in El Salvador, 45.9 '000 sq km in Honduras and 31.1 '000 sq km in Nicaragua in 2015.
Guatemala has been ranked 83rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Belize | '000 sq km | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | '000 sq km | 25.8 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | '000 sq km | 2.91 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 2.78 | 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | '000 sq km | 37.1 | 37.2 | 36.9 | 36.5 | 36.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | '000 sq km | 53.1 | 51.9 | 50.7 | 49.5 | 48.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 sq km | 650 | 665 | 664 | 663 | 662 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | '000 sq km | 31.8 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 |
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