Nicaragua vs Niger: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Nicaragua
-0.5%
in 2025
Niger
-0.5%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
196th
Niger rank
197th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Nicaragua
- Niger
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Niger, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 196th and Niger ranks 197th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.5% | -3.8% | 2.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -1.3% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -1.1% | 0.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.6% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
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, Nicaragua or Niger?
- Nicaragua, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Nicaragua and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Niger rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Nicaragua ranks 196th and Niger ranks 197th 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.