Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 74.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nicaragua is 74.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nicaragua peaked at 74.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 45th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +48.5% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 74.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 74.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.1%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.5% | 48.4% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 71.8% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 42 Azerbaijan 75.8% compare
- 43 Italy 75.5% compare
- 44 Comoros 75.0% compare
- 46 Croatia 74.1% compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.6% compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 73.6% compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nicaragua?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nicaragua was 74.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Nicaragua ranks 45th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).