Nicaragua vs Nigeria: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Nicaragua

116,100 hectares

in 2024

Nigeria

94,299 hectares

in 2024

Nicaragua rank

18th

Nigeria rank

19th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Nicaragua currently reports 116,100 hectares against 94,299 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 21,801 hectares.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.