Environment in Nicaragua

2,078 indicators covering environment for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 20.42 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 3.1% 78th
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate 66.67 % change on previous year 2018 down 66.7% 3rd
Charcoal — Energy production 304.76 TJ 2022 down 6.1% 80th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 1 t 2023 unchanged 120th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 1 1000 USD 2023 unchanged 120th
Wood fuel — Import quantity 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% 178th
Wood fuel — Import value 2 1000 USD 2023 down 60.0% 157th
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 30,262 Square kilometres 2023 down 24.1% 77th
Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 31.2% 137th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0009 t per square kilometre 2023 up 21.6% 133rd
Land use hidden — Forest 31,075 Square kilometres 2023 down 22.7% 82nd
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 813.5 Square kilometres 2023 up 162.0% 84th
Wood residues — Import quantity 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% 186th
Wood residues — Import value 0 1000 USD 2023 down 100.0% 180th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0129 m3 per person 2023 down 34.6% 121st
Charcoal — Energy consumption 308.78 TJ 2022 down 4.8% 95th
Annual freshwater withdrawals 1.27 billion billion cubic meters 2022 down 13.3% 108th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0031 m3 per person 2023 down 70.8% 127th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2023 down 54.0% 109th
Wood residues — Export quantity 54 m3 2023 down 94.9% 92nd
Wood residues — Export value 0 1000 USD 2023 down 100.0% 130th
Wood fuel — Export quantity 20 m3 2016 down 39.4% 124th
Wood fuel — Export value 30 1000 USD 2016 up 900.0% 87th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2023 down 79.5% 110th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 2.22 2022 down 13.3% 146th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% 208th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2023 down 100.0% 203rd
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 11.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 52.6% 126th
Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2023 124th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 115 m3 2023 up 784.6% 164th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 49 1000 USD 2023 up 4,800.0% 160th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 115 m3 2023 up 784.6% 164th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 49 1000 USD 2023 up 4,800.0% 160th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per capita 0.0129 m3 per person 2023 down 34.6% 98th
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 19 m3 2023 down 87.3% 108th
Wood chips and particles — Export value 6 1000 USD 2023 up 200.0% 108th
Other industrial roundwood, coniferous (production) — Production 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% 92nd
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0031 m3 per person 2023 down 70.8% 107th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2023 down 54.0% 84th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 0 1000 USD 2023 down 100.0% 194th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% 199th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre 0.7313 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 25.4% 119th
Household and sanitary papers — Export quantity 17 t 2023 down 84.1% 117th
Household and sanitary papers — Export value 34 1000 USD 2023 down 69.1% 116th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2023 down 79.5% 88th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 17,864 m3 2023 down 54.8% 70th
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% 181st
Wood chips and particles — Import value 1 1000 USD 2023 down 66.7% 174th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 3,329 1000 USD 2023 down 95.4% 81st
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per square 0.1771 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 66.7% 124th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export quantity 22 t 2023 unchanged 65th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export value 5 1000 USD 2023 unchanged 83rd
Particle board — Import quantity 3,452 m3 2023 up 239.1% 134th
Particle board — Import value 1,795 1000 USD 2023 up 177.4% 131st
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals 14.9% 2022 down 12.7% 111th
Other industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2023 125th
Inland waters — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person 2022 down 12.3% 17th
Inland waters — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2022 down 32.6% 11th
Other industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2023 123rd
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals 0.0% 2022 down 98.5% 171st