Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Nicaragua stood at -0.5%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Nicaragua peaked at -0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2010.
That places Nicaragua 196th out of 228 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 as a share of forest area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.4% | — |
| 1992 | -1.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | -1.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | -1.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | -1.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | -1.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | -1.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | -1.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | -1.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | -1.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | -1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | -1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | -1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | -1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | -1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | -1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | -1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | -1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -77.6% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's -0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0%, 15.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's -0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0%, 34.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +77.6% | -1.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.5% | -1.6% | -1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -1.9% | -1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -1.9% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 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 as a share of forest area in Nicaragua?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Nicaragua was -0.5% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Nicaragua ranks 196th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.