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Forest area — Nicaragua

Forest area in Nicaragua in 2023 — 31,075 km². Ranked 89 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 51.4%.

2023 31,075 km² −3.12% vs 2022
World rank 89of 213
Period maximum 63,993 km²1990
Period minimum 31,075 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Nicaragua, 1990–202330,00040,00050,00060,00070,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 63,993 km²1991: 62,993 km²1992: 61,993 km²1993: 60,993 km²1994: 59,993 km²1995: 58,993 km²1996: 57,993 km²1997: 56,993 km²1998: 55,993 km²1999: 54,993 km²2000: 53,993 km²2001: 52,782 km²2002: 51,571 km²2003: 50,360 km²2004: 49,149 km²2005: 47,937 km²2006: 46,726 km²2007: 45,515 km²2008: 44,304 km²2009: 43,093 km²2010: 41,882 km²2011: 41,320 km²2012: 40,759 km²2013: 40,198 km²2014: 39,637 km²2015: 39,075 km²2016: 38,075 km²2017: 37,075 km²2018: 36,075 km²2019: 35,075 km²2020: 34,075 km²2021: 33,075 km²2022: 32,075 km²2023: 31,075 km²
Change over the period: −32,918 (−51.44%) Average annual rate: -2.17 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 31,075 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
Central America computed 872,833 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 31,075 −1,000 −3.12%
2022 32,075 −1,000 −3.02%
2021 33,075 −1,000 −2.93%
2020 34,075 −1,000 −2.85%
2019 35,075 −1,000 −2.77%
2018 36,075 −1,000 −2.7%
2017 37,075 −1,000 −2.63%
2016 38,075 −1,000 −2.56%
2015 39,075 −561 −1.42%
2014 39,637 −561 −1.4%
2013 40,198 −561 −1.38%
2012 40,759 −561 −1.36%
2011 41,320 −561 −1.34%
2010 41,882 −1,211 −2.81%
2009 43,093 −1,211 −2.73%
2008 44,304 −1,211 −2.66%
2007 45,515 −1,211 −2.59%
2006 46,726 −1,211 −2.53%
2005 47,937 −1,211 −2.46%
2004 49,149 −1,211 −2.41%
2003 50,360 −1,211 −2.35%
2002 51,571 −1,211 −2.29%
2001 52,782 −1,211 −2.24%
2000 53,993 −1,000 −1.82%
1999 54,993 −1,000 −1.79%
1998 55,993 −1,000 −1.75%
1997 56,993 −1,000 −1.72%
1996 57,993 −1,000 −1.7%
1995 58,993 −1,000 −1.67%
1994 59,993 −1,000 −1.64%
1993 60,993 −1,000 −1.61%
1992 61,993 −1,000 −1.59%
1991 62,993 −1,000 −1.56%
1990 63,993 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 653,088 HN Honduras 62,964 PA Panama 41,796 GT Guatemala 34,930 NI Nicaragua 31,075 CR Costa Rica 30,840 BZ Belize 12,436 SV El Salvador 5,704
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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