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6.26 million hectares, equivalent to 56% of the territory, was the forest cover of Honduras in 2021 (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras (2023). Política de Estado del Sector Agroalimentario de Honduras (PESAH) 2023-2043.
Instituto de Conservación Forestal. (2021). Anuario Estadístico Forestal de Honduras.
12.6% of Honduras' real GDP in 2022 came from the agrifood sector (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras (2023). Política de Estado del Sector Agroalimentario de Honduras (PESAH) 2023-2043.
Banco Central de Honduras (BCH). (2023). Cifras del PIB.
3.73% of Honduras' land cover in 2021 corresponded to agroforestry systems in coffee and fruit plantations, with 419,902 hectares (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras (2023). Política de Estado del Sector Agroalimentario de Honduras (PESAH) 2023-2043.
Instituto de Conservación Forestal. (2021). Anuario Estadístico Forestal de Honduras.
56% of Honduras' territory is covered by forests, which are essential for mitigating climate change, strengthening resilience to natural disasters and generating income for rural communities (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Honduras - Informe Sobre Clima y Desarrollo
71.6% of exports, 47.9% of employment and one third of electricity generation in Honduras depend on water resources (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Honduras - Informe Sobre Clima y Desarrollo.
0.06% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from Honduras, with 2.9 tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita in 2018, below the world (6.45) and regional (6.22) average (World Bank, 2023) (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Honduras - Informe Sobre Clima y Desarrollo
40,600 to 56,400 people will be forced to move internally in Honduras due to climate change impacts by 2050 (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Honduras - Informe Sobre Clima y Desarrollo.
4.5% of the population of Honduras is affected on average each year by disasters caused by natural hazards, causing damages exceeding 2.3% of GDP (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Honduras - Informe Sobre Clima y Desarrollo.
63% of world exports of fresh bananas and plantains in 2022 came from Latin America and the Caribbean, with Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras as the main exporters (IICA, Trade Data Monitor).
CEPAL, FAO, IICA, 2023
CEPAL; FAO; IICA. 2021. Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Amé- ricas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024 (en línea). San José, Costa Rica, IICA. Consultado 28 jun. 2023.
Between 4% and 19% of GDP could represent losses in the agricultural sector in Honduras due to weather events up to the year 2100 (Inter-American Development Bank, 2018).
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (2018). Estrategia del Grupo BID con Honduras
Ordaz, J.L., Mora, J., Acosta, A., Serna Hidalgo, B., y Ramírez, D. (2010). Honduras: efectos del cambio climático sobre la agricultura. CEPAL.