Honduras vs Nicaragua: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 15.42 % against 14.95 % in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.47 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 213 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 | 13.48 % | 9.91 % | 3.57 % | Honduras |
| 1970s | 14.67 % | 10.17 % | 4.5 % | Honduras |
| 1980s | 15.89 % | 11.49 % | 4.4 % | Honduras |
| 1990s | 16.98 % | 14.53 % | 2.45 % | Honduras |
| 2000s | 12.77 % | 17.73 % | 4.96 % | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 14.14 % | 14.99 % | 0.848 % | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 14.93 % | 14.95 % | 0.02 % | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Honduras, at 15.42 % against 14.95 % in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 0.47 %, with Honduras 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 — share in land area?
- Honduras ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land 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.