Honduras vs Nicaragua: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 5,861 1000 ha against 4,847 1000 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,014 1000 ha.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
Honduras ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 76th of 231 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,413 1000 ha | 6,652 1000 ha | 760.62 1000 ha | Honduras |
| 2000s | 6,956 1000 ha | 5,659 1000 ha | 1,298 1000 ha | Honduras |
| 2010s | 6,509 1000 ha | 5,013 1000 ha | 1,496 1000 ha | Honduras |
| 2020s | 6,062 1000 ha | 4,869 1000 ha | 1,193 1000 ha | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Honduras, at 5,861 1000 ha against 4,847 1000 ha in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 1,014 1000 ha, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for forest land — area?
- Honduras ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 76th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.