Annual afforestation in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Annual afforestation was 6,740 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Nicaragua, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Nicaragua stood at 6,740 hectares per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Nicaragua peaked at 7,670 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 24th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,610 hectares per year | 2,610 hectares per year | 2,610 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,205 hectares per year | 6,740 hectares per year | 7,670 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 6,740 hectares per year | 6,740 hectares per year | 6,740 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3791 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0186 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0112 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Nicaragua?
- Annual afforestation in Nicaragua was 6,740 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7,670 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for annual afforestation?
- Nicaragua ranks 24th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.