Environment in Nicaragua

2,078 indicators covering environment for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 11,100 m3 2018 up 284.3% 90th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 12,284 1000 USD 2018 up 344.9% 81st
Insecticides — Import value 7,666 1000 USD 2006 up 36.7% 81st
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 4,304 m3 2018 — 75th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value 4,491 1000 USD 2018 — 24th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 2,531 m3 2018 up 15.3% 119th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 1,502 1000 USD 2018 up 32.3% 118th
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 36.37 2024 down 14.4% 64th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 1 m3 2018 — 89th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value 4 1000 USD 2018 — 45th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 65.8% 2025 unchanged 58th
Agriculture-driven deforestation 116,100 hectares 2024 up 62.1% 18th
Herbicides — Import value 13,548 1000 USD 2006 up 91.5% 67th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 1,763 1000 USD 2006 up 45.1% 92nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 44th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 48th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 658 m3 2018 up 103.1% 115th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 932 1000 USD 2018 up 595.5% 101st
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 158 m3 2018 — 70th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 274 1000 USD 2018 — 25th
China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 10,433 1000 USD 2018 up 214.7% 78th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 1,223 t 2018 down 85.7% 113th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Value 937 1000 USD 2018 down 82.3% 110th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land 1.25 Mt CO2e 2023 up 36.9% 20th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Quantity 0 t 2018 — 39th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 — 46th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 11.56 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 42nd
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 8,698 m3 2018 up 1,566.3% 106th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 4,155 1000 USD 2018 up 1,318.1% 99th
Ammonium sulphate — Export quantity 432 t 2023 down 71.4% 65th
Ammonium sulphate — Export value 259.2 1000 USD 2023 down 16.4% 56th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 — 81st
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 — 46th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 0 t 2023 down 100.0% 114th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 0 1000 USD 2023 down 100.0% 115th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 2,889 1000 USD 2008 up 161.4% 90th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 2.2% 2023 down 11.6% 158th
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 5.23 2024 down 65.9% 104th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 88 m3 2018 up 109.5% 109th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Value 122 1000 USD 2018 up 205.0% 110th
Other NP compounds — Export quantity 20 t 2021 — 77th
Other NP compounds — Export value 15.71 1000 USD 2021 — 76th
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 2.2% 2023 down 11.6% 145th
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,479 t 2018 up 413.3% 88th
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 4,036 1000 USD 2018 up 834.3% 80th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -0.0821 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 144th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Value 5 1000 USD 2018 — 50th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 — 88th
Insecticides — Import quantity 2,293 t 2006 up 44.0% 64th
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 274 1000 USD 2018 up 207.9% 118th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Export quantity 12.17 t 2017 up 9.8% 69th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Export value 4.32 1000 USD 2017 down 72.2% 83rd
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export quantity 100 t 2018 down 60.0% 73rd
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export value 31.5 1000 USD 2018 down 74.2% 80th
Fungicides — Import value 8,014 1000 USD 2006 up 83.1% 70th
Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 892.64 t 2006 down 8.4% 81st
Herbicides — Import quantity 3,899 t 2006 up 190.1% 53rd
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2023 — 121st
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import value 1 1000 USD 2023 — 121st
Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 69 t 2018 up 1,050.0% 125th