Share of annual global forest expansion in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in Nicaragua, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of annual global forest expansion in Nicaragua is 0.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 41st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +304.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +31.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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 share of annual global forest expansion in Nicaragua?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Nicaragua was 0.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Nicaragua ranks 41st out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.