Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 42.31 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural land — share in land area in Nicaragua stood at 42.31 %.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Nicaragua peaked at 43.63 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.5 %, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 106th of 255 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 — Share in Land area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.5 % | — |
| 1962 | 28.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 28.82 % | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 28.98 % | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 29.23 % | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 29.75 % | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 29.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 29.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 29.79 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 29.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 29.96 % | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 30 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 30.08 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 30.16 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 30.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 30.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 31 % | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 31.04 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 31.08 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 31.12 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 31.8 % | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 31.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 31.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 32.27 % | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 32.03 % | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 32.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 32.32 % | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 32.74 % | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 33.18 % | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 33.45 % | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 33.74 % | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 34.24 % | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 34.82 % | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 35.07 % | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 37.83 % | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 38.67 % | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 39.95 % | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 40.83 % | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 41.7 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 42.72 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 43 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 43.21 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.35 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 43.42 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 43.63 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 43.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 42.51 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 42.21 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.25 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 42.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.31 % | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 42.31 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 42.31 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2 %, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.23 % | 28.5 % | 29.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.34 % | 29.79 % | 31.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.12 % | 31.12 % | 33.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.03 % | 33.45 % | 41.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.11 % | 42.51 % | 43.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.19 % | 42.14 % | 42.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.31 % | 42.31 % | 42.31 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 103 Benin 43.14 % compare
- 104 Philippines 42.75 % compare
- 105 San Marino 42.33 % compare
- 107 Kiribati 41.92 % compare
- 108 Andorra 41.86 % compare
- 109 China, mainland 41.74 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Nicaragua?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Nicaragua was 42.31 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 43.63 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5 % in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th out of 255 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.