Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0007 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0007 1000 ha per person
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2023

00.0010.0010.0021990200620231990: 0.002 1000 ha per person1991: 0.002 1000 ha per person1992: 0.002 1000 ha per person1993: 0.002 1000 ha per person1994: 0.001 1000 ha per person1995: 0.001 1000 ha per person1996: 0.001 1000 ha per person1997: 0.001 1000 ha per person1998: 0.001 1000 ha per person1999: 0.001 1000 ha per person2000: 0.001 1000 ha per person2001: 0.001 1000 ha per person2002: 0.001 1000 ha per person2003: 0.001 1000 ha per person2004: 0.001 1000 ha per person2005: 0.001 1000 ha per person2006: 0.001 1000 ha per person2007: 0.001 1000 ha per person2008: 0.001 1000 ha per person2009: 0.001 1000 ha per person2010: 0.001 1000 ha per person2011: 0.001 1000 ha per person2012: 0.001 1000 ha per person2013: 0.001 1000 ha per person2014: 0.001 1000 ha per person2015: 0.001 1000 ha per person2016: 0.001 1000 ha per person2017: 0.001 1000 ha per person2018: 0.001 1000 ha per person2019: 0.001 1000 ha per person2020: 0.001 1000 ha per person2021: 0.001 1000 ha per person2022: 0.001 1000 ha per person2023: 0.001 1000 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 ha per person, in 2023.

Nicaragua ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2023.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1990 0.0017 1000 ha per person —
1991 0.0017 1000 ha per person -3.6%
1992 0.0016 1000 ha per person -3.6%
1993 0.0015 1000 ha per person -3.6%
1994 0.0015 1000 ha per person -3.5%
1995 0.0014 1000 ha per person -3.4%
1996 0.0014 1000 ha per person -3.3%
1997 0.0014 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1998 0.0013 1000 ha per person -3.0%
1999 0.0013 1000 ha per person -2.9%
2000 0.0012 1000 ha per person -2.9%
2001 0.0012 1000 ha per person -2.8%
2002 0.0012 1000 ha per person -2.8%
2003 0.0011 1000 ha per person -2.8%
2004 0.0011 1000 ha per person -2.8%
2005 0.0011 1000 ha per person -3.0%
2006 0.001 1000 ha per person -3.1%
2007 0.001 1000 ha per person -3.2%
2008 0.001 1000 ha per person -3.2%
2009 0.0009 1000 ha per person -3.2%
2010 0.0009 1000 ha per person -3.3%
2011 0.0009 1000 ha per person -3.2%
2012 0.0009 1000 ha per person -1.8%
2013 0.0008 1000 ha per person -1.8%
2014 0.0008 1000 ha per person -1.8%
2015 0.0008 1000 ha per person -1.8%
2016 0.0008 1000 ha per person -1.8%
2017 0.0008 1000 ha per person -1.8%
2018 0.0008 1000 ha per person -1.7%
2019 0.0008 1000 ha per person -1.7%
2020 0.0007 1000 ha per person -1.7%
2021 0.0007 1000 ha per person -1.6%
2022 0.0007 1000 ha per person -1.7%
2023 0.0007 1000 ha per person -1.8%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0011 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 43 Georgia 0.0008 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 44 Lithuania 0.0008 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 45 Samoa 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 48 Ecuador 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 49 Cameroon 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Nicaragua?
Carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 1990.
What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2023.
How does Nicaragua rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Carbon stock change in forests — Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,723 data points, 1990–2025
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Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.