Environment in Nicaragua

2,078 indicators covering environment for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 76,211 t 2023 up 24.3% 79th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 42.36 kg/ha 2023 up 24.3% 85th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 6,664 t 2023 up 6.8% 61st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 3.7 kg/ha 2023 up 6.8% 78th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 53,531 t 2023 up 19.5% 42nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 29.76 kg/ha 2023 up 19.5% 51st
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 44.63 % 2023 down 7.9% 111th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 54.45 % 2023 down 1.6% 118th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 34.2 % 2023 down 1.0% 149th
Arable land use per person 0.2203 hectares per person 2023 down 12.3% 53rd
Forest area 4.78 million hectares 2025 down 4.4% 74th
Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 down 3.5% 74th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.9293 2023 up 10.1% 134th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2023 down 99.0% 146th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0607 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 28.7% 62nd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0221 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 56.9% 70th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2023 down 83.4% 86th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2023 up 419.6% 103rd
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 up 78.6% 95th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 up 19.7% 8th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 down 15.8% 31st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 down 36.4% 30th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 down 47.5% 16th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 down 38.1% 14th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2022 down 0.0% 70th
Plywood and LVL — Production 9,764 m3 2023 down 2.4% 94th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -70.9 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,236.8% 183rd
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2023 up 23.7% 90th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2023 up 63.2% 97th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2023 down 56.9% 137th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2023 down 92.0% 148th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 49.4% 96th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0062 t per square kilometre 2023 down 78.7% 116th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre 2022 up 0.5% 52nd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 5.66 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 0.7% 28th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 down 51.9% 109th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 up 899.9% 7th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 33.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 171.9% 40th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2023 113th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2023 124th
Land use hidden — Other areas, per unit of GDP 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP 2023 down 19.6% 35th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -57.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 4,749.3% 183rd
Plywood and LVL — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 71st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.8067 m3 per person 2023 down 11.7% 18th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.9065 m3 per person 2023 down 11.7% 18th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.8098 m3 per person 2023 down 12.4% 31st
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.9194 m3 per person 2023 down 12.1% 41st
Plywood and LVL — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2023 down 95.0% 99th
Plywood and LVL — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person 2023 down 98.4% 111th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -88.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 773.9% 182nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 23 t 2023 up 2,200.0% 163rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 18 1000 USD 2023 up 500.0% 162nd
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0278 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 95.4% 67th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.1487 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 55.3% 64th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2023 down 64.4% 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 88.3% 148th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 1,998 t 2023 up 213.7% 99th
Recovered paper — Import value 1,053 1000 USD 2023 up 996.9% 86th
Annual change in forest area -22,126 hectares 2025 down 0.0% 198th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.5% 2025 down 4.7% 196th