Nicaragua vs Panama: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Nicaragua
-62.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama
-64.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
115th
Panama rank
117th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports -62.89 % change on previous year against -64.85 % change on previous year in Panama, a difference of 1.96 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Panama ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 115th and Panama ranks 117th of 158 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 134.82 % change on previous year | 80.83 % change on previous year | 53.99 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 72.45 % change on previous year | 28.16 % change on previous year | 44.29 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 57.47 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 54.56 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
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, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Nicaragua, at -62.89 % change on previous year against -64.85 % change on previous year in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 1.96 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 115th and Panama ranks 117th 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.