Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 68.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Nicaragua stood at 68.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Nicaragua peaked at 68.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 58th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.2% | — |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 68.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 68.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 53.2% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 66.4% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 55 Nigeria 70.3% compare
- 56 Thailand 68.2% compare
- 57 Austria 68.1% compare
- 59 Cape Verde 66.5% compare
- 60 Central African Republic 65.4% compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 65.3% 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)
- 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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Nicaragua?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Nicaragua was 68.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Nicaragua ranks 58th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).