Honduras vs Nicaragua: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Honduras
90 1000 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
91.58 1000 ha
in 2022
Honduras rank
102nd
Nicaragua rank
100th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
050100150200196119922024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 91.58 1000 ha against 90 1000 ha in Honduras, a difference of 1.58 1000 ha.

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

Honduras ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 184 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 62.89 1000 ha 22 1000 ha 40.89 1000 ha Honduras
1970s 66 1000 ha 55 1000 ha 11 1000 ha Honduras
1980s 66.3 1000 ha 60 1000 ha 6.3 1000 ha Honduras
1990s 73.5 1000 ha 62.95 1000 ha 10.55 1000 ha Honduras
2000s 83.8 1000 ha 134.7 1000 ha 50.9 1000 ha Nicaragua
2010s 90 1000 ha 139.45 1000 ha 49.45 1000 ha Nicaragua
2020s 90 1000 ha 91.58 1000 ha 1.58 1000 ha Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Honduras or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 91.58 1000 ha against 90 1000 ha in Honduras as of 2022.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Honduras and Nicaragua?
1.58 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 land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Honduras ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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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.