Agriculture — Area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0008 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2022. 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, agriculture — 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.
Nicaragua ranks 51st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Agriculture — 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% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0008 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0008 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 4.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — 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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.