Annual forest expansion in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Annual forest expansion was 6,740 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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
Nicaragua recorded 6,740 hectares per year for annual forest expansion in 2020.
That represents a change of down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion 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 41st out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 2,610 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 7,670 hectares per year | +193.9% |
| 2015 | 6,740 hectares per year | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 6,740 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 6,740 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,790 hectares per year, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 6,740 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- 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 forest expansion in Nicaragua?
- Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7,670 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for annual forest expansion?
- Nicaragua ranks 41st out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).