Forest land — Area in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Forest land — Area was 4,847 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4,847 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
76th
of 231 countries
All-time high
7,099 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
4,847 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Forest land — Area in Nicaragua, 1990–2022

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620221990: 7.1k 1000 ha1991: 7.0k 1000 ha1992: 6.9k 1000 ha1993: 6.8k 1000 ha1994: 6.7k 1000 ha1995: 6.6k 1000 ha1996: 6.5k 1000 ha1997: 6.4k 1000 ha1998: 6.3k 1000 ha1999: 6.2k 1000 ha2000: 6.1k 1000 ha2001: 6.0k 1000 ha2002: 5.9k 1000 ha2003: 5.8k 1000 ha2004: 5.7k 1000 ha2005: 5.6k 1000 ha2006: 5.5k 1000 ha2007: 5.4k 1000 ha2008: 5.3k 1000 ha2009: 5.2k 1000 ha2010: 5.1k 1000 ha2011: 5.1k 1000 ha2012: 5.1k 1000 ha2013: 5.0k 1000 ha2014: 5.0k 1000 ha2015: 5.0k 1000 ha2016: 5.0k 1000 ha2017: 5.0k 1000 ha2018: 4.9k 1000 ha2019: 4.9k 1000 ha2020: 4.9k 1000 ha2021: 4.9k 1000 ha2022: 4.8k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 4,847 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — area in Nicaragua peaked at 7,099 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,847 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Nicaragua 76th out of 231 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,652 1000 ha 6,205 1000 ha 7,099 1000 ha 10
2000s 5,659 1000 ha 5,212 1000 ha 6,106 1000 ha 10
2010s 5,013 1000 ha 4,913 1000 ha 5,112 1000 ha 10
2020s 4,869 1000 ha 4,847 1000 ha 4,891 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 73 Honduras 5,861 1000 ha compare
  2. 74 Morocco 5,695 1000 ha compare
  3. 75 Guinea 4,857 1000 ha compare
  4. 77 Somalia 4,830 1000 ha compare
  5. 78 Greece 4,763 1000 ha compare
  6. 79 Panama 4,615 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — area in Nicaragua?
Forest land — area in Nicaragua was 4,847 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 7,099 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 4,847 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Nicaragua rank for forest land — area?
Nicaragua ranks 76th out of 231 countries with data for 2022.
Is forest land — area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.