Nicaragua vs Portugal: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Nicaragua
- Portugal
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1,799 1000 ha against 1,735 1000 ha in Portugal, a difference of 64 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 102nd of 234 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,192 1000 ha | 3,061 1000 ha | 1,868 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1,224 1000 ha | 3,115 1000 ha | 1,892 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1,383 1000 ha | 3,155 1000 ha | 1,772 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1,749 1000 ha | 2,835 1000 ha | 1,086 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2,133 1000 ha | 2,169 1000 ha | 35.4 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,804 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 25.3 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,799 1000 ha | 1,825 1000 ha | 26.06 1000 ha | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Nicaragua or Portugal?
- Nicaragua, at 1,799 1000 ha against 1,735 1000 ha in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Nicaragua and Portugal?
- 64 1000 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for cropland — area?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 102nd 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
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.