Nicaragua vs Togo: Annual afforestation

Nicaragua
6,740 hectares per year
in 2020
Togo
7,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Nicaragua rank
24th
Togo rank
23rd

Annual afforestation over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 7,000 hectares per year against 6,740 hectares per year in Nicaragua, a difference of 260 hectares per year.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Togo ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 24th and Togo ranks 23rd of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Togo Difference Ahead
1990s 0 hectares per year 1,000 hectares per year 1,000 hectares per year Togo
2000s 2,610 hectares per year 1,500 hectares per year 1,110 hectares per year Nicaragua
2010s 7,205 hectares per year 2,000 hectares per year 5,205 hectares per year Nicaragua
2020s 6,740 hectares per year 7,000 hectares per year 260 hectares per year Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual afforestation, Nicaragua or Togo?
Togo, at 7,000 hectares per year against 6,740 hectares per year in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Nicaragua and Togo?
260 hectares per year, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Togo?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Nicaragua and Togo rank globally for annual afforestation?
Nicaragua ranks 24th and Togo ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.