Honduras vs Nicaragua: Deforestation embedded in trade
Honduras
-1,913 hectares
in 2023
Nicaragua
-3,840 hectares
in 2023
Honduras rank
152nd
Nicaragua rank
155th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Honduras currently reports -1,913 hectares against -3,840 hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,927 hectares.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 152nd and Nicaragua ranks 155th of 178 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6,918 hectares | -10,834 hectares | 3,917 hectares | Honduras |
| 2010s | -7,483 hectares | -8,391 hectares | 908.4 hectares | Honduras |
| 2020s | -2,902 hectares | -7,407 hectares | 4,506 hectares | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Honduras, at -1,913 hectares against -3,840 hectares in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 1,927 hectares, with Honduras 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 deforestation embedded in trade?
- Honduras ranks 152nd and Nicaragua ranks 155th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries β the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.