Honduras Forest Information and Data

According to the U.N. FAO, 46.4% or about 5,192,000 ha of Honduras is forested, according to FAO.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2010, Honduras lost an average of 147,200 ha or 1.81% per year. In total, between 1990 and 2010, Honduras lost 36.2% of its forest cover, or around 2,944,000 ha.

Honduras's forests contain 330 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass. Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Hong Kong has some 462 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 6.1% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 5.4% are threatened. 0.0% of Hong Kong is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

2011 Update

In May 2011, Sassan Saatchi of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab and colleagues published a paper in PNAS with new carbon stock estimates for global tropical forests.

Forest definition (canopy cover %)	10% tree cover	25% tree cover	30% tree cover
Forest Area (M ha)	9	7	6
Aboveground forest carbon (Mt C)	514	426	393
Belowground forest carbon (Mt C)	150	123	113
Total forest carbon (Mt C)	663	549	506
Average Carbon Density (t C/ha)	72	77	80

M=million, t=metric tons; all figures are mean carbon stock values

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The following contains data relating to forest cover in Honduras

Previous version of this profile (2009)

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Honduras: Forest Cover, 2010 Total Land Area (1000 ha) 11189 Total Forest Area (1000 ha) 5192 Percent Forest Cover 46 Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha) 457 Primary Forest, % total forest 9 Other wooded land (1000 ha) 1475 Percent other wooded land 13 Honduras: Breakdown of forest types, 2010 Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 457 9 Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 4735 91 Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 0 0 Honduras: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010 TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 8136 6392 5792 5192 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 -174 -120 -120 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 -2.38 -1.95 -2.16 Honduras: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010 FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 8136 6392 5792 5192 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 -174 -174 -120 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 -2.1 -2.14 -1.88 Honduras: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010 PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 - - 457 457 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 - - 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 - - 0 Honduras: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010 PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 - - 0 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 - - 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 - - - Honduras: Primary designated function (percent) Production Protection of soil and water Conservation of biodiversity Social services Multiple use Other None or unknown 21 22 44 13 0 0 0 Honduras: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent) OWNERSHIP PATTERN Public ownership Private ownership Other 62 38 0 PRIVATE OWNERSHIP Individuals Business entities and institutions Local, indigenous and tribal communities 84 0 16 HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS Public administration Individuals Business entities and Institutions Communities Other 100 0 0 0 0 Honduras: Growing stock in forest GROWING STOCK IN FOREST Total (million m3) Per hectare (m3) Coniferous (million m3) Broadleaved (million m3) % commercial species 629 121 174 456 - GROWING STOCK IN FOREST Total (million m3) Per hectare (m3) Coniferous (million m3) Broadleaved (million m3) % commercial species - - Honduras: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010 CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (million metric tons) 1990 2000 2005 2010 517 407 368 330 CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (per hectare in tons) 2000 64 ANNUAL CHANGE (1 000 t/yr) 1990 2000 2005 2010 -11 -8 -8 ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE (t/ha/yr) 1990 2000 2005 2010 n.s. n.s. n.s. Honduras: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005 FOREST FIRE 1000 ha % wild fire (not managed burn) 33 95 EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE Insects Diseases Other biotic agents Abiotic factors Total (excluding fire) % of 2005 forest area 5 - - - - - Honduras: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005 INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark) 1990 2000 2005 percent of which from forest 2005 887 968 1001 - WOODFUEL Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark) 1990 2000 2005 percent of which from forest 2005 9798 10008 9984 - Honduras: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005 Value of removals (million US$) Value per ha forest (US$) Industrial roundwood Woodfuel NWFP Total - - n.s. - - Honduras: Employment in forestry 1990-2005 TOTAL (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 - - - IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 18 26 33 IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 - - - Honduras: Forest policy and legal framework 2008 National forest policy (year): Yes (1971) Sub-national forest policy: No National forest program (year) - status: Yes (2004) In implementation National forest law (year): Specific forest law (-) Sub-national forest law: No Honduras: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008 2000 2005 2008 # % female # % female # % female - - - - 206 44 Honduras: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005 Forest revenue Public expenditure (1000 US$) Domestic funding External funding Total (1000 US$) Operational expenditure Transfer payments Operational expenditure Transfer payments Operational expenditure Transfer payments 44286 13488 - 25204 - 38692 - Honduras: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010 CbD: UNFCCC: Kyoto Protocol: UNCCD: ITTA: CITeS: Ramsar: World Heritage Convention: NlbI: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Honduras: Environment Environment - current issues urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water), as well as several rivers and streams, with heavy metals Environment - international agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Natural hazards frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast Honduras: Land use / Resources Land use (%) arable land: 9.55% permanent crops: 3.22% other: 87.23% (2001) Natural resources timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower Honduras: Economy Economy - overview: Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere with an extraordinarily unequal distribution of income and massive unemployment, is banking on expanded trade under the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and on debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. The country has met most of its macroeconomic targets, and began a three-year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PGRF) program in February 2004. Growth remains dependent on the economy of the US, its largest trading partner, on commodity prices, particularly coffee, and on reduction of the high crime rate. GDP - per capita $2,900 (2005 est.) GDP - real growth rate (%) 4% (2005 est.) Agriculture - products bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp GDP - composition by sector (%) agriculture: 12.7%, industry: 31.2%, services: 56.1% (2005 est.) Industries sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products Economic aid - recipient $557.8 million (1999) Debt - external $4.675 billion (2005 est.) Population below poverty line (%) 53% (1993 est.) Labor force - by occupation (%) agriculture 34%, industry 21%, services 45% (2001 est.) Honduras: Population / Demographics Population (July 2005) 6,975,204 Population growth rate (%) (2005) 2.16% Population density (people/sq km) (2005) 62.3 Percent rural (2003) 54.4% Median age (years) total: 19.15 years Total fertility rate (children born/woman) 3.87 (2005 est.) Ethnic groups (%) mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1% Largest Cities in Honduras Cities and urban areas in Honduras with population over 100,000 All figures are estimates for 2002. City Country City Population Urban Area Population Tegucigalpa Honduras 1186400 1371300 San Pedro Sula Honduras 486800 633400 La Ceiba Honduras 112700 112700 El Progreso Honduras 111300 111300 Honduras: Infrastructure Telephones - main lines in use 322,500 (2002) Telephones - mobile cellular 326,500 (2002) Roadways (km) total: 13,603 km paved: 2,775 km unpaved: 10,828 km (1999) Honduras: Health Life expectancy at birth (years) total population: 69.3 years male: 67.71 years female: 70.97 years (2005 est.) Infant mortality rate 29.32 deaths/1,000 live births HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) 1.8% (2003 est.) Honduras : References & Data Sources  Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005  Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)  Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.  Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.  RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site  The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund  With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com Select a Country or Region INDEX Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Caribbean Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central America Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d�Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic DR Congo East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oceania Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South America South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States of America United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Vietnam Virgin Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Tropical rainforest information  World Rainforests  Rainforest Structure  Rainforest Biodiversity  Canopy  Forest Floor  Rainforest Waters  Indigenous People  Deforestation  Global Importance  Rainforest Conservation  Country Reports update soon  References  Deforestation Tables  The Amazon Rainforest update soon  The Congo Rainforest update soon  Deforestation in Brazil  Rainforest Images   Web mongabay.com Mongabay Rainforests Mongabay News Mongabay Photos