Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Nicaragua

Protected areas in Nicaragua in 2025 — 10.1%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 5.4 pp.

2025 10.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 213
Period maximum 15.5%2013
Period minimum 10%2020

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Nicaragua, 2013–20251012141620132015201720192021202320252013: 15.5%2014: 15.5%2015: 15.5%2016: 15.5%2017: 15.5%2018: 15.5%2019: 15.5%2020: 10%2021: 10%2022: 10%2023: 10%2024: 10.1%2025: 10.1%
Change over the period: −5.4 pp Annual average: -0.45 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Nicaragua 10.1%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.1 +0 pp
2024 10.1 +0.1 pp
2023 10 +0 pp
2022 10 +0 pp
2021 10 +0 pp
2020 10 −5.5 pp
2019 15.5 +0 pp
2018 15.5 +0 pp
2017 15.5 +0 pp
2016 15.5 +0 pp
2015 15.5 +0 pp
2014 15.5 +0 pp
2013 15.5

Central America, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.