Laos vs Nicaragua: Exported deforestation

Laos
5,851 hectares
in 2023
Nicaragua
7,023 hectares
in 2023
Laos rank
31st
Nicaragua rank
28th

Exported deforestation over time

  • Laos
  • Nicaragua
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200520142023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 7,023 hectares against 5,851 hectares in Laos, a difference of 1,172 hectares.

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

Across all 19 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 31st and Nicaragua ranks 28th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Exported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
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Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.