Agriculture — Area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agriculture — Area was 5,091 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Nicaragua is 5,091 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Nicaragua peaked at 5,250 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,430 1000 ha, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 91st of 237 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,518 1000 ha | 3,430 1000 ha | 3,585 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,652 1000 ha | 3,585 1000 ha | 3,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,865 1000 ha | 3,745 1000 ha | 3,993 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,456 1000 ha | 4,025 1000 ha | 5,018 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,188 1000 ha | 5,116 1000 ha | 5,250 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,076 1000 ha | 5,071 1000 ha | 5,084 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,091 1000 ha | 5,091 1000 ha | 5,091 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.09 % (2022)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 91.58 1000 ha (2022)
- Inland waters — Area 1,003 1000 ha (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.36 % (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 64.66 % (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,292 1000 ha (2022)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.81 % (2022)
- Permanent crops — Area 296 1000 ha (2022)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.52 % (2022)
- Arable land — Area 1,503 1000 ha (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Nicaragua?
- Agriculture — area in Nicaragua was 5,091 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5,250 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,430 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agriculture — area?
- Nicaragua ranks 91st out of 237 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.