Guatemala's forest cover fell from 42.5 % in 1994 to 32.6 % in 2023.
Guatemala · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Guatemala's forest area fell from 45,524 km in 1994 to 34,930 km in 2023.
Guatemala's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 31.7 % in 2013 to 20.1 % in 2025.
Guatemala's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 42.1 % in 1994 to 43.0 % in 2023.
Guatemala's arable land (% of land area) rose from 12.6 % in 1994 to 14.5 % in 2023.
Air
Guatemala's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 38.0 in 1994 to 29.7 in 2023.
Water
Guatemala's water stress rose from 2.2 % in 2001 to 3.0 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
62nd of 181 · 18th in Latin America
Guatemala's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 11,166 in 1993 to 6,118 in 2022.
Access
Guatemala's safe drinking water fell from 49.8 % in 2000 to 48.8 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Guatemala.
- Safe sanitationNo data