Honduras vs Nicaragua: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Honduras
-65.65 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nicaragua
-62.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Honduras rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
115th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports -62.89 % change on previous year against -65.65 % change on previous year in Honduras, a difference of 2.76 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Honduras ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.22 % change on previous year | 134.82 % change on previous year | 48.6 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 31.34 % change on previous year | 72.45 % change on previous year | 41.12 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 58.39 % change on previous year | 57.47 % change on previous year | 0.9204 % change on previous year | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at -62.89 % change on previous year against -65.65 % change on previous year in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 2.76 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Honduras ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.