Nicaragua vs Uganda: Annual change in forest area

Nicaragua
-22,126 hectares
in 2025
Uganda
-28,098 hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
198th
Uganda rank
199th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Uganda
-120.0k-100.0k-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k199120082025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports -22,126 hectares against -28,098 hectares in Uganda, a difference of 5,972 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 198th and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s -99,320 hectares -114,719 hectares 15,399 hectares Nicaragua
2000s -99,320 hectares -56,604 hectares 42,716 hectares Uganda
2010s -29,838 hectares -41,326 hectares 11,488 hectares Nicaragua
2020s -22,124 hectares -28,098 hectares 5,974 hectares Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Nicaragua or Uganda?
Nicaragua, at -22,126 hectares against -28,098 hectares in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Nicaragua and Uganda?
5,972 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Uganda rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Nicaragua ranks 198th and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
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
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.