Annual change in forest area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Annual change in forest area was -22,126 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-22,126 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
198th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-22,114 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
-99,320 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Nicaragua is -22,126 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Nicaragua peaked at -22,114 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -99,320 hectares, in 2001.
That places Nicaragua 198th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -99,320 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -99,320 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -22,120 hectares | -77.7% |
| 2012 | -22,120 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -22,120 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -22,120 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -22,120 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -22,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -22,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -22,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -22,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -22,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -22,126 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | -22,126 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -22,126 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -22,126 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -22,126 hectares | -0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's -22,126 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 26.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's -22,126 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 1005.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -99,320 hectares | -99,320 hectares | -99,320 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -99,320 hectares | -99,320 hectares | -99,320 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -29,838 hectares | -99,320 hectares | -22,114 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -22,124 hectares | -22,126 hectares | -22,114 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Nicaragua?
- Annual change in forest area in Nicaragua was -22,126 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was -22,114 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -99,320 hectares in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for annual change in forest area?
- Nicaragua ranks 198th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.