Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area was 668.13 USD_PPP/ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 668.13 USD_PPP/ha for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Nicaragua peaked at 668.13 USD_PPP/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 173.4 USD_PPP/ha, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 155th out of 229 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 173.4 USD_PPP/ha | — |
| 1962 | 198.49 USD_PPP/ha | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 217.63 USD_PPP/ha | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 249.53 USD_PPP/ha | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 264.16 USD_PPP/ha | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 254.63 USD_PPP/ha | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 279.15 USD_PPP/ha | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 285.23 USD_PPP/ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 294.12 USD_PPP/ha | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 293.77 USD_PPP/ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 305.93 USD_PPP/ha | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 318.19 USD_PPP/ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 324.56 USD_PPP/ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 355.62 USD_PPP/ha | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 375.1 USD_PPP/ha | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 387.17 USD_PPP/ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 396.04 USD_PPP/ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 427.04 USD_PPP/ha | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 387.22 USD_PPP/ha | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 255.4 USD_PPP/ha | -34.0% |
| 1981 | 286.79 USD_PPP/ha | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 298.62 USD_PPP/ha | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 292.51 USD_PPP/ha | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 303.21 USD_PPP/ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 273.03 USD_PPP/ha | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 258 USD_PPP/ha | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 237.36 USD_PPP/ha | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 224.64 USD_PPP/ha | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 235.2 USD_PPP/ha | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 251.1 USD_PPP/ha | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 252.65 USD_PPP/ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 251.91 USD_PPP/ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 242.58 USD_PPP/ha | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 246.21 USD_PPP/ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 247.59 USD_PPP/ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 248.95 USD_PPP/ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 248.14 USD_PPP/ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 251.03 USD_PPP/ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 277.39 USD_PPP/ha | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 295.35 USD_PPP/ha | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 288.44 USD_PPP/ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 296.83 USD_PPP/ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 339.04 USD_PPP/ha | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 323.17 USD_PPP/ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 359.72 USD_PPP/ha | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 360.05 USD_PPP/ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 383.49 USD_PPP/ha | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 386.98 USD_PPP/ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 425.19 USD_PPP/ha | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 430.86 USD_PPP/ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 470.31 USD_PPP/ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 488.85 USD_PPP/ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 504.94 USD_PPP/ha | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 505.21 USD_PPP/ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 503.88 USD_PPP/ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 548.5 USD_PPP/ha | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 600.09 USD_PPP/ha | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 603.4 USD_PPP/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 616.11 USD_PPP/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 639.36 USD_PPP/ha | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 665.48 USD_PPP/ha | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 668.13 USD_PPP/ha | +0.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 668.13 USD_PPP/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 913.97 USD_PPP/ha, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 668.13 USD_PPP/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,304 USD_PPP/ha, 51% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -34.0% | 387.22 USD_PPP/ha | 255.4 USD_PPP/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246.26 USD_PPP/ha | 173.4 USD_PPP/ha | 294.12 USD_PPP/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 357.06 USD_PPP/ha | 293.77 USD_PPP/ha | 427.04 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 266.48 USD_PPP/ha | 224.64 USD_PPP/ha | 303.21 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 251.76 USD_PPP/ha | 242.58 USD_PPP/ha | 277.39 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 345.83 USD_PPP/ha | 288.44 USD_PPP/ha | 425.19 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 527.21 USD_PPP/ha | 430.86 USD_PPP/ha | 616.11 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 657.66 USD_PPP/ha | 639.36 USD_PPP/ha | 668.13 USD_PPP/ha | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Nicaragua?
- Agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Nicaragua was 668.13 USD_PPP/ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 668.13 USD_PPP/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.4 USD_PPP/ha in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Nicaragua ranks 155th out of 229 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per 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.