Ireland vs Nicaragua: Annual afforestation
Ireland
5,660 hectares per year
in 2020
Nicaragua
6,740 hectares per year
in 2020
Ireland rank
26th
Nicaragua rank
24th
Annual afforestation over time
- Ireland
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 6,740 hectares per year against 5,660 hectares per year in Ireland, a difference of 1,080 hectares per year.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,880 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 16,880 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2000s | 10,120 hectares per year | 2,610 hectares per year | 7,510 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2010s | 5,405 hectares per year | 7,205 hectares per year | 1,800 hectares per year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5,660 hectares per year | 6,740 hectares per year | 1,080 hectares per year | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Ireland or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 6,740 hectares per year against 5,660 hectares per year in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Ireland and Nicaragua?
- 1,080 hectares per year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and Nicaragua rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Ireland ranks 26th 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.