What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Nicaragua and Uganda?

10,100 thousands of hectares, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uganda?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Uganda: Forest certified for sustainable use

Nicaragua

19,660 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Uganda

29,760 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Nicaragua rank

76th

Uganda rank

73rd

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Nicaragua
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 29,760 thousands of hectares against 19,660 thousands of hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 10,100 thousands of hectares.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 76th and Uganda ranks 73rd of 246 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	21,225 thousands of hectares	95,800 thousands of hectares	74,575 thousands of hectares	Uganda
2010s	24,125 thousands of hectares	70,963 thousands of hectares	46,838 thousands of hectares	Uganda
2020s	20,874 thousands of hectares	75,436 thousands of hectares	54,562 thousands of hectares	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Nicaragua or Uganda?: Uganda, at 29,760 thousands of hectares against 19,660 thousands of hectares in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Nicaragua and Uganda?: 10,100 thousands of hectares, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uganda?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Uganda rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Nicaragua ranks 76th and Uganda ranks 73rd of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).