Argentina vs Nicaragua: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Argentina
0.4%
in 2020
Nicaragua
0.6%
in 2020
Argentina rank
29th
Nicaragua rank
26th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Argentina
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 26th of 105 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Argentina or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Argentina as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Argentina and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Nicaragua rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Argentina ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 26th of 105 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 deforestation 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 deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.