Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua stood at 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 75th out of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 72 Maldives 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Nepal 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Israel 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Afghanistan 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 China 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Jamaica 0.0115 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.