Brazil vs Nicaragua: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Brazil
0.6%
in 2020
Nicaragua
0.6%
in 2020
Brazil rank
24th
Nicaragua rank
26th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 26th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Brazil or Nicaragua?
- Brazil, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Brazil ranks 24th 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.