Honduras vs Nicaragua: Consumption-based deforestation per person
Honduras
16.67 square meters
in 2023
Nicaragua
17.95 square meters
in 2023
Honduras rank
16th
Nicaragua rank
13th
Consumption-based deforestation per person over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 17.95 square meters against 16.67 square meters in Honduras, a difference of 1.28 square meters.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Honduras ranks 16th and Nicaragua ranks 13th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.41 square meters | 38.05 square meters | 13.65 square meters | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 25.11 square meters | 14.87 square meters | 10.24 square meters | Honduras |
| 2020s | 19.25 square meters | 12.47 square meters | 6.78 square meters | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 17.95 square meters against 16.67 square meters in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 1.28 square meters, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Honduras ranks 16th and Nicaragua ranks 13th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.