Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.5081 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.5081 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,721.2% on the previous year and up 256.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5081 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
Nicaragua ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0747 ha per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1354 ha per square kilometre | +81.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4991 ha per square kilometre | +268.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1224 ha per square kilometre | -75.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1447 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | -84.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2685 ha per square kilometre | +3047.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | -93.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre | +1863.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | -81.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | +159.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1338 ha per square kilometre | +274.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0746 ha per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | -55.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | +323.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1749 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0825 ha per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1695 ha per square kilometre | +105.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1347 ha per square kilometre | +343.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1574 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2733 ha per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5081 ha per square kilometre | +1721.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.5081 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 25.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.5081 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 105.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +3047.9% | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.2685 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +1863.0% | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +1721.2% | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | 0.5081 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1689 ha per square kilometre | 0.0747 ha per square kilometre | 0.4991 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0983 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | 0.1749 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.208 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | 0.5081 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.5081 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5081 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.