Bolivia vs Nicaragua: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Bolivia
-0.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua
-0.5%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
194th
Nicaragua rank
196th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Bolivia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports -0.4% against -0.5% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 194th and Nicaragua ranks 196th of 228 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -1.5% | 1.1% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -1.8% | 1.5% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.6% | 0.3% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Bolivia or Nicaragua?
- Bolivia, at -0.4% against -0.5% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Nicaragua rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Bolivia ranks 194th and Nicaragua ranks 196th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.