Denmark vs Nicaragua: Annual afforestation
Denmark
4,260 hectares per year
in 2020
Nicaragua
6,740 hectares per year
in 2020
Denmark rank
27th
Nicaragua rank
24th
Annual afforestation over time
- Denmark
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 6,740 hectares per year against 4,260 hectares per year in Denmark, a difference of 2,480 hectares per year.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.6 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 27th and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,050 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 4,050 hectares per year | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,660 hectares per year | 2,610 hectares per year | 950 hectares per year | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4,635 hectares per year | 7,205 hectares per year | 2,570 hectares per year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 4,260 hectares per year | 6,740 hectares per year | 2,480 hectares per year | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Denmark or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 6,740 hectares per year against 4,260 hectares per year in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Denmark and Nicaragua?
- 2,480 hectares per year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Nicaragua rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Denmark ranks 27th and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.