How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nicaragua?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Nicaragua: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre

Madagascar

0.0002 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Nicaragua

0.0001 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Madagascar rank

142nd

Nicaragua rank

143rd

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre over time

Madagascar
Nicaragua

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Madagascar ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 176 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	0.0003 hectares per square kilometre	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0.0004 hectares per square kilometre	0.0001 hectares per square kilometre	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0 hectares per square kilometre	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Nicaragua?: Madagascar, at 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Nicaragua?: 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nicaragua?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Nicaragua rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?: Madagascar ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre
Unit: hectares per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 176 places, 3,776 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.