Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0024 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nicaragua, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0024 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.4% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0149 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 hectares per person, in 2002.
Nicaragua ranks 68th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0014 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0076 hectares per person | +446.2% |
| 2004 | 0.002 hectares per person | -73.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 hectares per person | +558.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 hectares per person | -74.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 hectares per person | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 hectares per person | +116.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 hectares per person | -77.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 hectares per person | +429.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 hectares per person | -63.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 hectares per person | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.007 hectares per person | +98.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 hectares per person | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 hectares per person | -82.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 hectares per person | +230.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 hectares per person | -52.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 hectares per person | +155.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 hectares per person | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 hectares per person | +68.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 hectares per person | -58.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 hectares per person | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0149 hectares per person | +455.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0064 hectares per person | -56.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0024 hectares per person | -63.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +558.8% | 0.002 hectares per person | 0.0134 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0055 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0134 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | 0.0114 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 hectares per person | 0.0024 hectares per person | 0.0149 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0024 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.