Forest land — Area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Forest land — Area was 4,847 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
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 83rd out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,099 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,000 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 6,900 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 6,801 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6,702 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 6,602 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6,503 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 6,404 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 6,304 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 6,205 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 6,106 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 6,006 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,907 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5,808 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5,708 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5,609 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5,510 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5,410 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,311 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5,212 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,112 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5,090 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5,068 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,046 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,024 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,002 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4,980 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,958 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,936 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,913 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4,891 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,869 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,847 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 4,847 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 4,847 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 7.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 83rd out of 249 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
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.