Honduras vs Nicaragua: Cropland — Area

Honduras
1,725 1000 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
1,799 1000 ha
in 2022
Honduras rank
103rd
Nicaragua rank
100th

Cropland — Area over time

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,799 1000 ha against 1,725 1000 ha in Honduras, a difference of 74 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Honduras ahead.

Honduras ranks 103rd and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 234 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 1,508 1000 ha 1,192 1000 ha 315.67 1000 ha Honduras
1970s 1,642 1000 ha 1,224 1000 ha 418 1000 ha Honduras
1980s 1,778 1000 ha 1,383 1000 ha 395.2 1000 ha Honduras
1990s 1,900 1000 ha 1,749 1000 ha 151.2 1000 ha Honduras
2000s 1,428 1000 ha 2,133 1000 ha 704.85 1000 ha Nicaragua
2010s 1,583 1000 ha 1,804 1000 ha 221.25 1000 ha Nicaragua
2020s 1,671 1000 ha 1,799 1000 ha 128.17 1000 ha Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Honduras or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 1,799 1000 ha against 1,725 1000 ha in Honduras as of 2022.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Honduras and Nicaragua?
74 1000 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for cropland — area?
Honduras ranks 103rd and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.