Nicaragua — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Nicaragua, 1990–2023.
Forest area for Nicaragua was 25.82% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1990 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 58.99% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.47% per year.
Nicaragua ranks 117 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 49.75%, so Nicaragua sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 56% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 38%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 31 of 42 economies; Chile (24.48%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 36% in 2023. That is 35% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 42nd of 178 in 1990 → 57th of 207 in 2000 → 76th of 209 in 2010 → 80th of 214 in 2020 → 116th of 213 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2023
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25.82% | -14.5 pp |
| 2022 | 40.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 40.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 40.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 40.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 41.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 41.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 41.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 41.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 41.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 42.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 42.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 42.48% | -0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 43.31% | -0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 44.13% | -0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 44.96% | -0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 45.79% | -0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 46.61% | -0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 47.44% | -0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 48.26% | -0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 49.09% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 49.91% | -0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 50.74% | -0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 51.56% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 52.39% | -0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 53.21% | -0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 54.04% | -0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 54.86% | -0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 55.69% | -0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 56.51% | -0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 57.34% | -0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 58.17% | -0.8 pp |
| 1990 | 58.99% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Nicaragua’s Forest area in 1991?
58.17% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Nicaragua’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -56.2% in total — about 2.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 25.82%; 2022: 40.28%; 2021: 40.46%; 2020: 40.65%; 2019: 40.83%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.