Nicaragua vs Peru: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Nicaragua
-0.5%
in 2025
Peru
-0.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
196th
Peru rank
195th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports -0.4% against -0.5% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 196th and Peru ranks 195th of 228 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.5% | -0.4% | 1.1% | Peru |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -0.4% | 1.3% | Peru |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -0.4% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, 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 Nicaragua and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Nicaragua ranks 196th and Peru ranks 195th 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.