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Guatemala – Forest Area

Name: Guatemala Forest Area
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Land area covered by forest as a share of total land area. Includes natural and planted forests but excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems. · World Bank

32.60% −0.11% from 2022 G20 rank: 101st · all-time high: 44.62% (1990)

APA

Guatemala Forest Area. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/guatemala/forest-area

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_guatemala_forest-area,
  title = {Guatemala Forest Area},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/guatemala/forest-area},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	32.27%	–	–
2025* trend	32.38%	–	–
2023	32.60%	−0.11%	101st
2022	32.70%	−0.11%	101st
2021	32.81%	−0.11%	100th
2020	32.92%	−0.11%	100th
2019	33.03%	−0.11%	100th
2018	33.14%	−0.11%	100th
2017	33.25%	−0.11%	100th
2016	33.35%	−0.11%	98th
2015	33.46%	−0.26%	98th
2014	33.72%	−0.26%	98th
2013	33.97%	−0.26%	96th
2012	34.23%	−0.26%	94th
2011	34.48%	−0.26%	90th
2010	34.74%	−0.45%	89th
2009	35.19%	−0.45%	89th
2008	35.65%	−0.45%	88th
2007	36.10%	−0.45%	88th
2006	36.56%	−0.45%	84th
2005	37.01%	−0.45%	83rd
2004	37.46%	−0.45%	82nd
2003	37.92%	−0.45%	80th
2002	38.37%	−0.45%	79th
2001	38.83%	−0.45%	77th
2000	39.28%	−0.53%	77th
1999	39.81%	−0.53%	75th
1998	40.35%	−0.53%	72nd
1997	40.88%	−0.53%	71st
1996	41.41%	−0.53%	70th
1995	41.95%	−0.53%	70th
1994	42.48%	−0.53%	66th
1993	43.02%	−0.53%	66th
1992	43.55%	−0.53%	66th
1991	44.08%	−0.53%	62nd
1990	44.62%	–	57th

Show all years (1990–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +14.6% GDP growth 3.7% C/A balance 2.9%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

In 2023, Guatemala recorded 32.60% for forest area – 101st in the G20. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 32.38% by 2025.