Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 10,340 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Nicaragua, 2001–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in Nicaragua is 10,340 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Nicaragua peaked at 10,796 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10,146 1000 ha, in 2002.
Nicaragua ranks 51st of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10,201 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 10,146 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 10,391 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 10,394 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10,558 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 10,559 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,584 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,621 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,588 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10,712 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10,787 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10,796 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10,777 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10,722 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10,694 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10,676 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 10,702 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10,582 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,529 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10,455 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 10,392 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 10,340 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 10,340 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,158 1000 ha, 4.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 10,340 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,846 1000 ha, 5.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,449 1000 ha | 10,146 1000 ha | 10,621 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,698 1000 ha | 10,529 1000 ha | 10,796 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,396 1000 ha | 10,340 1000 ha | 10,455 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Nicaragua?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Nicaragua was 10,340 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10,796 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,146 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 223 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.