Nicaragua vs Portugal: Forest area
Nicaragua
31,075 sq. km
in 2023
Portugal
33,120 sq. km
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
89th
Portugal rank
86th
Forest area over time
- Nicaragua
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 33,120 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua, a difference of 2,045 sq. km.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 86th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,493 sq. km | 33,459 sq. km | 26,034 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 48,543 sq. km | 32,680 sq. km | 15,863 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 38,917 sq. km | 32,940 sq. km | 5,977 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 32,575 sq. km | 33,120 sq. km | 544.7 sq. km | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Nicaragua or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 33,120 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Nicaragua and Portugal?
- 2,045 sq. km, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for forest area?
- Nicaragua ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 86th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land 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.