Share global forest in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share global forest was 0.1155 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1155
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.1634
in 1990
All-time low
0.1155
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Nicaragua, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Nicaragua is 0.1155, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1634 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1155, in 2025.
Nicaragua ranks 74th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1634 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1615 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1596 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1577 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1558 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1539 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.152 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.15 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1481 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1461 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1441 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1419 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1397 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1374 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1352 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.133 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1307 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1285 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1262 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.124 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1217 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1213 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1209 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1205 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.12 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1196 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1192 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1187 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1183 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1179 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1174 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.117 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1167 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1163 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1159 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1155 | -0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1155 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1155 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 4.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1548 | 0.1461 | 0.1634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1341 | 0.124 | 0.1441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1198 | 0.1179 | 0.1217 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1165 | 0.1155 | 0.1174 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4709 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.38 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Nicaragua?
- Share global forest in Nicaragua was 0.1155 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1634 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1155 in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share global forest?
- Nicaragua ranks 74th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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