Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.5058 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.5058 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1,862.9% on the previous year and up 261.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5058 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Nicaragua 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1316 ha per square kilometre | +78.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4857 ha per square kilometre | +269.2% |
| 1999 | 0.119 ha per square kilometre | -75.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | -83.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2641 ha per square kilometre | +2995.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -93.9% |
| 2005 | 0.335 ha per square kilometre | +1971.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | -81.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | +159.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre | +274.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2013 | 0.14 ha per square kilometre | +326.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1747 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0825 ha per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1695 ha per square kilometre | +105.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | -82.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1343 ha per square kilometre | +344.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.263 ha per square kilometre | +72.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | -91.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5058 ha per square kilometre | +1862.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.5058 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, 587.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) 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 | +2995.8% | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.2641 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +1971.6% | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.335 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +1862.9% | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | 0.5058 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1654 ha per square kilometre | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | 0.4857 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.335 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | 0.1747 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | 0.5058 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 8 Belize 0.7654 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Mozambique 0.6538 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Thailand 0.6353 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 South Sudan 0.3931 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 0.3331 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Malawi 0.3012 ha per square kilometre compare
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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.5058 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5058 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 261.2%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.