Nicaragua vs Norway: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Nicaragua
39.7%
in 2025
Norway
39.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
99th
Norway rank
98th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Nicaragua
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 39.8% against 39.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 99th and Norway ranks 98th of 253 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 40.1% | 18.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 40.1% | 10.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 39.9% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 39.8% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Nicaragua or Norway?
- Norway, at 39.8% against 39.7% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Nicaragua and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Norway?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Norway rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Nicaragua ranks 99th and Norway ranks 98th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.