Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 79th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 76 San Marino 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Benin 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Philippines 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Kiribati 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Portugal 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 China 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.