Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 29.52 % in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.52 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 211 countries
All-time high
37.29 %
in 2000
All-time low
28.42 %
in 1977
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Nicaragua, 1961–2022

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua is 29.52 %, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua peaked at 37.29 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.42 %, in 1977.

Nicaragua ranks 115th of 211 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29.41 % 29.01 % 30.03 % 9
1970s 28.88 % 28.42 % 29.2 % 10
1980s 31.01 % 28.57 % 32.56 % 10
1990s 34.22 % 31.99 % 36.87 % 10
2000s 35.78 % 31.94 % 37.29 % 10
2010s 29.71 % 29.56 % 30.61 % 10
2020s 29.52 % 29.52 % 29.52 % 3

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 112 Central African Republic 30.93 % compare
  2. 113 OECD 30.73 % compare
  3. 114 Jamaica 29.56 % compare
  4. 116 Panama 29.09 % compare
  5. 117 Slovenia, Republic of 29.01 % compare
  6. 118 Tunisia 28.74 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua was 29.52 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 37.29 % in 2000.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 28.42 % in 1977.
How does Nicaragua rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Nicaragua ranks 115th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.