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Nicaragua: Forest area (% of land area)

25.82percent · 2023-38.4% since 2013

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. Annual figures for Nicaragua from 1990 to 2023.

19902023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202325.823
202240.278
202140.462
202040.646
201940.83
201841.013
201741.197
201641.381
201541.565
201441.749
201341.932
201242.116
201142.3
201042.484
200943.309
200844.134
200744.96
200645.785
200546.61
200447.436
200348.261
200249.086
200149.912
200050.737
199951.562
199852.388
199753.213
199654.038
199554.864
199455.689
199356.514
199257.34
199158.165
199058.99

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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