Environment in Nicaragua

2,078 indicators covering environment for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 209.37 t 2023 up 68.6% 150th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.03 g/cap/d 2023 up 50.0% 165th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 69.98 t 2023 up 69.8% 148th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 — 91st
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 94th
Freshwater Fish — Production 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged 136th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 — 99th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 68.0% 2025 unchanged 58th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 74.8% 2025 unchanged 45th
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 41.2% 2025 unchanged 106th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 65.8% 2025 unchanged 61st
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 74.8% 2025 unchanged 48th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 67.9% 2025 unchanged 62nd
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 41.2% 2025 unchanged 112th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 5 m3 2016 down 99.3% 138th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 5 1000 USD 2016 down 88.9% 130th
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 7.71 t 2021 down 98.3% 108th
NPK fertilizers — Export value 37.48 1000 USD 2021 up 0.2% 102nd
Drivers of deforestation 9,373 hectares 2023 up 158.4% 25th
Bagasse — Energy production 15,814 TJ 2022 up 32.7% 21st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 150.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 30.1% 140th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 11.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 22.4% 122nd
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 30 1000 USD 2016 up 900.0% 83rd
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 20 m3 2016 down 39.4% 124th
Agriculture area certified organic — Area 32.63 1000 ha 2022 up 20.4% 78th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 6 m3 2023 unchanged 79th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 3 1000 USD 2023 unchanged 81st
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 21,477 million SLC 2023 up 70.8% 54th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 13,875 million SLC 2023 down 5.4% 55th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 0.7176 2023 down 14.4% 45th
Bagasse — Energy consumption 0 TJ 2019 — 72nd
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 115 m3 2023 down 96.8% 171st
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 49 1000 USD 2023 down 97.0% 165th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 31 m3 2023 up 416.7% 109th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 15 1000 USD 2023 up 1,400.0% 99th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% 216th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 2 1000 USD 2023 down 81.8% 204th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 17,864 m3 2023 up 27.9% 72nd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 3,329 1000 USD 2023 down 61.5% 83rd
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 4,781 1000 ha 2025 down 4.4% 65th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 39.73 % 2025 down 4.4% 80th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 12,034 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 89th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 91.02 t/ha 2025 unchanged 114th
Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2023 up 295.6% 76th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.1516 kilograms 2023 up 11.0% 62nd
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 8.59 t 2022 down 95.7% 107th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 24.43 1000 USD 2022 down 94.3% 119th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 6,124 1000 USD 2018 up 2,185.1% 54th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -83 t 2018 down 1,760.0% 70th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 104 1000 USD 2018 up 300.0% 49th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 77,526 1000 USD 2018 up 102.8% 109th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 52,742 t 2018 up 59.3% 97th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 51,484 1000 USD 2018 up 97.3% 100th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 20 t 2021 down 99.1% 86th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 9.56 1000 USD 2021 down 99.0% 91st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 5.11 US dollar 2018 up 23.6% 89th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 1.47 t 2022 down 99.7% 117th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 28.8 1000 USD 2022 down 95.7% 102nd
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 12,734 1000 USD 2018 up 32.0% 109th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value -2,631 1000 USD 2018 down 207.2% 117th