Forestland — Area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0007 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita 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 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — 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.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0016 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 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 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 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 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 | -1.8% |
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 forestland — area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.