Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural land — area, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0008 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 1000 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Nicaragua 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 3 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 25,872 t (2022)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0019 1000 ha per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.