Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0 1000 ha per person for net forest conversion — area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Nicaragua 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -71.2% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 22.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 17.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -71.2% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 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 net forest conversion — area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0 1000 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — 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
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.