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