Nicaragua vs Portugal: Share of global annual deforestation

Nicaragua
0.3%
in 2020
Portugal
0.4%
in 2020
Nicaragua rank
32nd
Portugal rank
30th

Share of global annual deforestation over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 112 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Nicaragua
2000s 0.8% 0.3% 0.4% Nicaragua
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Portugal
2020s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Nicaragua or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Nicaragua and Portugal?
0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 112 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 Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global annual deforestation
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.